bubinga

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Noun

bubinga (usually uncountable, plural bubingas)

  1. Any of several species of large trees of tropical Africa.
    1. Guibourtia spp.
    2. Didelotia africana
    3. Copaifera spp.
    4. Brachystegia spp.
  2. Timber of various species of Guibourtia
    • 1988, Wood and Wood Products, volume 93:
      Primarily a wetland wood, bubinga thrives in swamps, inundated forests and near rivers and lakes. An equally well-known bubinga includes species Guibourtia demeusei, Guibourtia pellegriniana, and Guibourtia tessmannii. All bubingas are members of the Leguminosae family but go by various commercial names.
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