afrormosia

See also: Afrormosia

English

Etymology

From Afro- +‎ Ormosia.

Noun

afrormosia (countable and uncountable, plural afrormosias)

(countable) Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata
(uncountable) Timber of these trees.

Synonyms

(tree): African teak
(timber): African teak

Further reading

Pericopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pericopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pericopsis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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