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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