calinut

noun

cal·​i·​nut

ˈkalēˌnət

plural -s

: the flattened brown circular seed of a tropical African woody vine (Physostigma cylindrosperma)

Word History

Etymology

of African origin; akin to Mende kale seed, stone of a fruit, Bambara, a kind of plant

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