movingui

noun

mo·​vin·​gui

variants or movingue

mōˈviŋgē

plural -s

1

: a West African leguminous tree (Distemonanthus benthamianus) having straw-colored wood with evident pores

2

: the wood of the movingui used especially for veneers

Word History

Etymology

native name in western Africa

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