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noun
A tree of species Baillonella toxisperma, found throughout subtropical forests of Africa, used for its oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: African pearwood, djave nut
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from a Gabonese or Congolese Bantu language: compare Sira moabi, Barama moabi, Vumbu moabi, Punu moabi, Lumbu moabi, Sangu (Gabon) moabi, Ngubi moabi, Duma muyabi, Ibhili muyavi, Njebi muyèbi, moyabi, muyabi, Vili moabi, Yombe moabi, Yaa moyabi, muyabi, Teke-Laali moyabi, muyabi).
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