bubinga

plural bubingas

1. Any of several species of large trees of tropical Africa.
   1. uncountableusuallyGuibourtia spp.
   2. uncountableusuallyDidelotia africana
   3. uncountableusuallyCopaifera spp.
   4. uncountableusuallyBrachystegia spp.
2. uncountableusuallyTimber of various species of Guibourtia

   1 more example

   Primarily a wetland wood, bubinga thrives in swamps, inundated forests and near rivers and lakes. An equally well-known bubinga includes species Guibourtia demeusei, Guibourtia pellegriniana, and Guibourtia tessmannii. All bubingas are members of the Leguminosae family but go by various commercial names.

   1988, Wood and Wood Products, volume 93