Meanings
nounmarula (plural marulas)
plural marulas
- A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
They were between two marula trees.
2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 87 - Its edible stone fruit, with light yellow skin and white flesh.
In the evenings, long drinks anticipate freshly caught fish [...] with a marinade of mazhanje juice or marula liqueur.
2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 278
Origin
- Tswanamorula“marula tree”
- Englishmarula
From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.
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Afrikaans maroela, maroelaboom
- maroelatree
- maroelaboomtree
- maroelafruit
- maroelavrugfruit
Zulu umganu, iganu
- umganutree
- iganufruit
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APA
marula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marula
MLA
“marula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marula. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marula.
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