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TRIPLOCHITON SCLEROXCYLON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large 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
Synonyms:
arere; obeche; obechi; samba; Triplochiton scleroxcylon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Triplochiton scleroxcylon" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Triplochiton scleroxcylon" is a member of...):
genus Triplochiton; Triplochiton (small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves)
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