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afrormosia
afrormosia (æfrɔəˈməʊzɪə) [G. (H. Harms in Engler and Prantl Pflanzenfamilien (1906) Suppl. III. 158), f. Afro- + mod.L. Ormosia (1811), genus of trees.] A North and West African tree of the genus Afrormosia (family Leguminosæ), esp. A. laxiflora and A. elata; also, its timber.1920 A. H. Unwin W. Af...
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Pericopsis elata
Pericopsis elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is known by the common names African teak, afromosia, afrormosia, kokrodua Illegal logging and habitat loss pose a realistic threat to the afrormosia, which ranks among the most valued hard tropical timber species.
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African teak
Milicia excelsa, also known as iroko, native to Africa from the Ivory Coast to Ethiopia and south to Angola and Mozambique
Pericopsis elata, also known as afrormosia
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satin
▪ I. satin, n. (and a.) (ˈsætɪn) Forms: 4–5 satyne, -ine, 4–6 satyn, sat(t)on, 5 sathan, 5–6 saten, sateyn, 5–7 sattyn, 5–8 satten, 6 satte(i)ne, sat(t)an, satyng, Sc. saiting, satteing, salting, 6–8 sattin(e, 6– satin. [a. F. satin (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.; the supposed popular OF. form saïn, cited ...
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Yangambi
The site is very important from a biodiversity point of view since it hosts endangered tree species, such as Afrormosia (Pericopsis elata).
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poly-
poly- (pɒlɪ) repr. Gr. πολυ-, combining form of πολύς, πολύ, much, in pl., πολλοί, -αί, ά many, forming the first element in a large number of words, mostly scientific or technical. The second element of such compounds is properly of Greek origin, but in recent formations is often of Latin; occasion...
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Yangambi Biosphere Reserve
Endangered and threatened tree species in the reserve include afrormosia (Pericopsis elata), iroko (Milicia excelsa), ilomba (Pycnanthus angolensis), and
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magazine
▪ I. magazine, n. (mægəˈziːn) Forms: 6 magason, magosine, 6–7 magasin, -zin, 7 magazen, (maggezzine, megazin(e, magaseine, magozin), 7–8 magazeen(e, 6– magazine. [a. F. magasin (OF. magazin), It. magazzino (Sardinian magasinu, metathetically camasinu), Sp. magacen, a. Arab. makhāzin, pl. of makhzan ...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (car)
The wooden body was constructed using the same afrormosia and obeche wood used in the original.
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List of Southern African indigenous trees and woody lianes
Pericopsis angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen (Afrormosia angolensis (Baker) De Wild.)
Sophora inhambanensis Klotzsch
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth.
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