obeche
obeche · obeches
Abachi
Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of AfricaTriplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa.
(countable, uncountable)The wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process.
Abachi
the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering
Translations
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By meaning 1
wood of the above tree:
Origin
From Edo obeche.From Edo obeche.
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Forms
plural: obechesSynonyms
8 synonymsAfrican whitewoodsambawawaAfrican mapleayous
Close in meaning
- 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:obechiareresambaTriplochiton scleroxcylon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable