NOUN | plant | obeche | the wood of an African obeche tree |
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plant | obeche, obechi, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon | large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds |
Meaning | The wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering. | |
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Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
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 / pale yellow wood. | |
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Synonyms | obechi, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon | |
Member of | Triplochiton, genus Triplochiton | small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Spanish | arere, obechi, samba, triplochiton scleroxcylon | |
Catalan | obechi, triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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