"limba" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limbas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} limba (plural limbas)
  1. A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments. Categories (lifeform): Combretum family plants, Trees Synonyms (Terminalia superba): afara Translations (Terminalia superba): ɔfram (Akan), frake (Anyi), tra (Baoule), kɛgblale (Ewe), afɔɖɔnkɔ (Ewe), frangɔ (Ewe), fraké [masculine] (French), limba [masculine] (French), ofram (Ga), リンバ (rinba) (Japanese), アファラ (afara) (Japanese), frane (Nzima), ɔfram (Wasa), ndimba (Yombe), afàrà (Yoruba)

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