obeche

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noun

Triplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa.

Similar
African mapleAfrican whitewoodayoussambawawaobechiarereTriplochiton scleroxcylon
OriginEdo obeche →
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Meanings

nounobeche (countable and uncountable, plural obeches)

plural obeches · alternative abachi

  1. countableuncountableTriplochiton scleroxylon, a tropical tree of Africa.
  2. countableuncountableThe wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
African mapleAfrican whitewoodayoussambawawa

nounlarge west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

Similar
obechiareresambaTriplochiton scleroxcylonTriplochiton scleroxylon
Broader
tree
Also see
samba

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Edoobeche
  2. Englishobeche

From Edo obeche.

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Translations

German Abachi
  • Abachiwood of the above tree
Japanese オベチェ, サンバ
  • オベチェ (obeche)Triplochiton scleroxylon
  • サンバ (sanba)Triplochiton scleroxylon
  • オベチェ (obeche)wood of the above tree
  • アユース (ayūsu)wood of the above tree
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APA

obeche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obeche

MLA

“obeche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obeche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obeche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obeche.

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