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noun
Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obechi, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon
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Broader terms: tree
noun
the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wood
History
From Edo obeche.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
