dattock

noun

dat·​tock

ˈdatək

plural -s

1

: a tropical African tree (Detarium senegalense) of the family Leguminosae having rounded to oval pods with a sweet edible pulp and a single oily edible seed

2

: the hard dark reddish brown intricately figured wood of the dattock

Word History

Etymology

Wolof detah, ditah

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