afara

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noun

The limba tree.

OriginYoruba afàrà →
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Meanings

nounafara (plural afaras)

plural afaras

  1. The limba tree.

    Afara is the common Nigerian name and a British Standard name for the commercial timber.

    1969, B. J. Rendle, World Timbers: Europe and Africa, Afara or Limba [Terminalia superba], page 78

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
limba

Origin

  1. Yorubaafàrà
  2. Englishafara

Borrowed from Yoruba afàrà.

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APA

afara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afara

MLA

“afara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afara.

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