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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from certain Gabonese Bantu (cf. Myene mbilinga, Barama mbilinga, Sangu (Gabon) mbilinga, Lumbu mbilinga, Ngubi mbilinga, Sira mbilinga, Vumbu mbilinga, Viya mbilinga, Benga mbilinga).",
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"ref": "1997, Judith Stalnaker, Structural Design in Wood, page 360",
"text": "Certain dense tropical hardwoods (bongassi, basrolocus, and bilinga) are believed to have superior resistance to deterioration when usd in climates such as those of North America.",
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