"wenge" meaning in All languages combined

See wenge on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛnɡe/
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wenge (uncountable)
  1. A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii. Tags: uncountable Translations (tropical timber): wenge (French), wengé [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-wenge-en-noun-m-yn7pMe Disambiguation of 'tropical timber': 100 0
  2. A reddish shade of brown associated with this wood. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Browns Categories (lifeform): Legumes
    Sense id: en-wenge-en-noun-kj81n3K4 Disambiguation of Browns: 15 85 Disambiguation of Legumes: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Congolese rosewood, faux ebony

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wenge
  1. Alternative form of winge Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: winge
    Sense id: en-wenge-enm-noun-9V3zgrfs Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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