noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood wordnet
3. 3
   The wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

sambaafrican mapleafrican whitewoodarereayousobechi

Etymology

From Edo obeche.

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