bubinga

noun

bu·​binga

büˈbiŋ(g)ə

plural -s

1

: any of several large leguminous trees of tropical West Africa (especially Didelotia africana and members of the genera Copaifera and Brachystegia)

2

: the wood of a bubinga

especially : the hard heavy heartwood of a bubinga that is similar in appearance to rosewood and is used for veneers

called also African rosewood

Word History

Etymology

Bantu

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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