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afzelia Bot.|æfˈziːlɪə|
[mod.L., f. the name of Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), Swedish botanist.]
A genus of trees of tropical Africa and Asia yielding a marketable timber; a tree of this genus; also, its timber.
1797J. E. Smith in Trans. Linn. Soc. IV. 221 Twenty New Genera of Plants..Afzelia. Ord. Nat. Leguminosæ..Locus Africa æquinoctialis..Nomen dedi in inventoris honorem, celeberrimi Adami Afzelii. 1874Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. II. 1258/1 Afzelia,..with..large flowers borne in short panicled racemes at the end of the branches. 1955Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 10 The trade name afzelia is proposed for all species of this genus. In practice the West African species are usually grouped together as a single commercial timber. The East African species is usually marketed separately. 1959House & Garden July 41, 3-seater settee, afzelia wood frame. |