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OBECHE
obeche, obechi, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon
(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
obeche
(noun) the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obeche (countable and uncountable, plural obeches)
Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa.
The wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process.
Synonyms
• African maple, African whitewood, ayous, samba, wawa
Source: Wiktionary
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