"imbe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imbes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} imbe (plural imbes)
  1. The originally African tree Garcinia livingstonei. Wikipedia link: Garcinia livingstonei Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants Related terms: imbé (english: the South American liana Philodendron imbe) Translations (Translations): súmesunsun (Bambara), dhamaag (Somali)
    Sense id: en-imbe-en-noun-dLj9wIph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bambara translations, Terms with Somali translations, Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 51 46 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 44 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 44 1 1

Inflected forms

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