Limba

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.

    "This was the wood of the limba tree — a native of the Mayumbe forest — from which is produced a beautifully grained, blond, high-quality veneer for plywood and other uses."

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"This was the wood of the limba tree — a native of the Mayumbe forest — from which is produced a beautifully grained, blond, high-quality veneer for plywood and other uses."

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musical instrumenttable tennis

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