msasa

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noun

A tree of Southern Africa, Brachystegia spiciformis.

Similar
Brachystegia speciformis
OriginShona musasa →
First used 20th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

nounmsasa (plural msasas)

plural msasas

  1. A tree of Southern Africa, Brachystegia spiciformis.First known use 20th c.

    From a big msasa tree that shaded the veranda a pigeon was cooing regularly.

    1954, Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage, HarperPerennial, published 1995, page 285

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers

Similar
Brachystegia speciformis
Broader
tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Shonamusasa
  2. Englishmsasa

From Shona musasa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Assammassaamasssamsa
Cite this entry
APA

msasa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/msasa

MLA

“msasa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/msasa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “msasa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/msasa.

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