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Definition of Dika nut
1. Noun. Edible oil-rich seed of wild mango.
Generic synonyms: Edible Seed
Substance meronyms: Dika Bread
Group relationships: Dika, Irvingia Gabonensis, Wild Mango, Wild Mango Tree
Substance meronyms: Dika Bread
Group relationships: Dika, Irvingia Gabonensis, Wild Mango, Wild Mango Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dika Nut
Literary usage of Dika nut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lost Crops of Africa: Volume Ii: Vegetables by National Research Council (U. S.) (2006)
"dika nut meal reportedly absorbs water and fat better than raw soymeal does,
and "hence may have useful applications in processed foods, such as bakery ..."
2. Sketch of the Forestry of West Africa with Particular Reference to Its by Cornelius Alfred Moloney (1887)
"Of the dika nut it is stated, "Another remarkable production is the Dika almond,
which on strong pressure yields from 65 to 70 per cent. of grease ..."
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