"obeche" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obeches [plural]
Etymology: From Edo obeche. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bin|ovbẹkhẹ|obeche}} Edo obeche Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obeche (countable and uncountable, plural obeches)
  1. Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Triplochiton scleroxylon): wawa (Akan), ɔwawa (Akan), ovbẹkhẹ (Edo), オベチェ (obeche) (Japanese), サンバ (sanba) (Japanese), arère (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-obeche-en-noun-QyfQ8Xp7 Disambiguation of 'Triplochiton scleroxylon': 90 10
  2. The wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Malvales order plants, Trees, Woods Translations (wood of the above tree): Abachi (German), オベチェ (obeche) (Japanese), アユース (ayūsu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-obeche-en-noun--Odyah1A Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 41 59 Disambiguation of Trees: 38 62 Disambiguation of Woods: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Akan translations, Terms with Edo translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Akan translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Edo translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'wood of the above tree': 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: African maple, African whitewood, ayous, samba, wawa, abachi

Inflected forms

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