mobolan.
/məˈbəʊlə/, U.S. /məˈboʊlə/, South African English /məˈbəʊlə/, /mɒˈbɒlə/ South African.
In full mobola plum. Either of two trees of southern Africa, Parinari curatellifolia and P. capensis (family Chrysobalanaceae); the edible plumlike fruit of these trees.
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1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. 237 A much better fruit, called mobela, was also presented to us.
1929 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Low-Veld 46 Another plum-like fruit grows on the mobola..or grys appel, a large evergreen tree with dark green foliage: the fruit looks rather like a mango, and has an even larger stone than the latter.
1972 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. VII. 479 Mobola Plum,..typically a graceful tree up to 12m high.
1983 K. C. Palgrave Trees S. Afr. 211 The mobola plum is much sought after by local peoples and consequently the trees are seldom chopped down.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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