obechi

obechi
obechi obechi n. A large Western African tree ({Triplochiton scleroxcylon}) having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; it yields soft white to pale yellow wood.

Syn: obeche, arere, samba, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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