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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An African hardwood tree, Baphia nitida, that is a form of sandalwood. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye wordnet
3. 3
   The wood of this tree. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

african sandalwoodbaphia nitidabarwoodbarwood

Etymology

From Temne k'am + English wood.

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