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Meaning of "mopane"
mopane (noun) - a type of tree native to southern Africa known for its hardwood, which is commonly used for furniture-making and as fuel for cooking fires, as well as its distinctive butterfly-shaped leaves
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- A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
- The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
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At least tell me the mopane worms are still okay.
The mopane trees are the main type of vegetation.
There are two ecoregions where mopane is the predominant vegetation.
Mopane trees are used to construct houses and fencing.
Please go and get us a lovely bag of dried mopane worms.
Mopane trees will not burn.
Making more of mopane.
It has wooded mopane forests in the south and east.
Her family has been surviving on harvesting mopane worms for many years.
Thus the mopane worm is scattered over a fairly large area.
The couple were out in the open and sitting in a very big mopane tree.
The mopane worm feeds mainly on the leaves of the mopane tree.
Villagers bring brisk business at the centre after they have sold their mopane worm harvests.
Mopane worms are an important source of protein for millions in the region.
The most common trees are the Acacia and Mopane trees.
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The beauty of the mopane leaves is not only attractive to the human eye.
Notes on the distribution of Copaifera mopane Kirk.
Can also be found in mopane and acacia around the edges of its distribution.
Lily, please go and get us a lovely bag of dried mopane worms.
The decline in the mopane worm population is triggering anxiety among villagers and businesses.
The north and north-west of the park are dominated by mopane woodland.
The species name mopane is taken from the local name for the tree.
Much of the park consists of grassland, fringed by mopane and Kalahari sand woodlands.
Owners of land where mopane worms are found may charge harvesters large fees to enter.
The dryland areas of Moremi consist mainly of Mopane veld ( Colophospermum mopane ).
The mopane worms hatch from the eggs that are laid underneath the mopane leaves.
A live Mopane worm.
Mopane worms usually appear a few weeks after the rains during the early summer season.
Mashonzha, made from the mopane worm.
The mopane worm is the caterpillar of the emperor month Gonimbrasia belina.
In their breeding-places, which were holes in the mopane trees.
The Mopane forest gives way to acacia savanna with rocky outcrops.
At least tell me the mopane worms are still okay . Sadly, no.
The mopane tree also serves as a host plant for the mopane psyllid Retroacizzia mopani.
Examples of Botswana food include pap, samp, vetkoek and mopane worms.
Here the Mopane forests meet a patchwork of deep waterways and shallow flooded areas.
At least tell me the mopane worms are still okay . It 's expired.
Mopane woodland, dominated by Colophospermum mopane, used to be abundant but only a few patches remain.
Soon after hatching, mopane worms start to feed from the leaves of the mopane tree.
Mopane worms are from Southern Africa . They are dried or smoked to last longer.
The locals call mopane worms, amacimbi in isiNdebele or madora in Shona.
Mopane trees, drought tolerant and sturdy, are found throughout the province.
These mopane worms are not worms, of course, but caterpillars.
Mopane caterpillars ( omagungu ), just because the real meat disappears too fast for a picture.
The size of the mopane varies greatly, from a small bush to a tree over 60 feet tall.
Angolan mopane woodlands are situated in southwestern Angola, extending into northern Namibia.
The mopane worm ( actually a caterpillar ) is one of the edible species.
