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opepe|əʊˈpiːpiː|
Also epepe.
[Yoruba.]
A West African tree, Sarcocephalus diderrichii, of the family Rubiaceæ, or its hard yellowish-brown wood; also (see quot. 1908) occasionally used for an evergreen tree of the genus Terminalia.
1891Kew Bull. 43 Names of Yoruba Timbers... 4. Opepe. 1908Ibid. 193 An unnamed species of Terminalia..is also likely to furnish timber suitable for the home markets... The Yoruba name of the tree is ‘Epepe’. 1920Nature 29 July 692/1 Other heavy constructional woods [in the Empire Timber Exhibition]..are..the gamboge-coloured Opepe..and Apa. 1936J. D. Kennedy Forest Flora S. Nigeria 217 The accepted trade name for this timber in England is Opepe. 1956Archit. Rev. CXX. 229 The board room [has] an opepe wood block floor. 1972Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 40/2 Opepe, an early substitute for greenheart, was originally thought to be a bottomless pit, but..the bottom of the pit had been reached about two years ago. So they were already interested in a substitute for a substitute. |