gingerbread tree

British

noun

a W African tree, Parinari macrophyllum, with large mealy edible fruits ( gingerbread plums ): family Chrysobalanaceae

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They come from a doum palm or gingerbread tree, known in the area as "mikwamo".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

For this reason the tree is sometimes called the "gingerbread tree."

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

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