Meanings
plural Natal oranges
- Strychnos spinosa, a tree indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, producing sweet and sour yellow fruits.
Synonyms: kaffir orange, klapper, spiny monkey orange, green monkey orange
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStrychnos spinosa, a tree indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, producing sweet and sour yellow fruits.
Translations
Afrikaans Groenklapper
- GroenklapperStrychnos spinosa
Arabic إسطركن شوكي
- إسطركن شوكيStrychnos spinosa
Portuguese maboque, massala
- maboqueStrychnos spinosa
- massalaStrychnos spinosa
- massalaThe fruit of this plant
Zulu amahlala
- amahlalaStrychnos spinosa
Cite this entry
Natal orange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natal%20orange
“Natal orange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natal%20orange. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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