aburan.

Brit.

/əˈb(j)ʊərə/, U.S.

/əˈb(j)ʊrə/, West African English

/ˈabura/

Forms: 1900s– abura, 1900s– aburra.

Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba àborà.

Etymology: < Yoruba àborà < àbo, name of the tree + irà swamp, so called on account of the tree's habitat in coastal swamp areas.

A tree of tropical West Africa, Mitragyna ciliata (family Rubiaceae), from which a soft pale wood is obtained; the wood of this tree, used esp. for furniture, flooring, and other interior joinery.The taxonomic position of the abura is disputed, some authors place it in the genus Hallea, the members of which were formerly included in the genus Mitragyna.

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1921 S. Johnson Hist. Yorubas p. xxi. There are also to be found the Abura, useful for carving purposes, ebony, Ata a hard wood used for facing carpenters' tools, [etc.].

1932 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 31 123 Another African wood, Abura, is undergoing a special set of trials to see if it resists attack by acid.

1954 Archit. Rev. May 332/2 To relieve the large areas of plastic sheeting internally, there is wall panelling in places in abura and iroba.

1980 M. Frayn Make & Break i, in Plays: One (1985) 258 A full range of hardwood veneers—abura, afrormosia, agba, bird's eye maple.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees x. 239 Abura (Mitragyna ciliata) of the west coastal swamps of tropical West Africa..provides a pale-yellow to pinkish-brown timber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abura
释义	aburan. Brit. /əˈb(j)ʊərə/, U.S. /əˈb(j)ʊrə/, West African English /ˈabura/ Forms: 1900s– abura, 1900s– aburra. Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba àborà. Etymology: < Yoruba àborà < àbo, name of the tree + irà swamp, so called on account of the tree's habitat in coastal swamp areas. A tree of tropical West Africa, Mitragyna ciliata (family Rubiaceae), from which a soft pale wood is obtained; the wood of this tree, used esp. for furniture, flooring, and other interior joinery.The taxonomic position of the abura is disputed, some authors place it in the genus Hallea, the members of which were formerly included in the genus Mitragyna. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > African shittima1382 citrus1555 cam-wood1699 jacaranda1753 kokerboom1774 quiver tree1789 geelhout1790 rooihout1790 yellowwood1790 mat-wood1792 assegai1793 assegai tree1793 hardpear1801 rooi els1801 argan1809 beaver-wood1810 mat tree1812 saffraan1819 salie1819 sneezewood1834 African teak1842 hyawaballi1851 sage-wood1854 mvule1858 til1858 yari-yari1858 cannibal stinkwood1859 kiaat1862 knobwood1862 milkwood1862 tryssil1862 sulphur-tree1863 khaya1864 cailcedra1866 flat-crown1868 umzimbeet1870 kuka1882 odum1887 iroko1890 opepe1891 Natal mahogany1904 muhimbi1906 obeche1906 agba1908 makoré1915 afara1920 agboin1920 abura1921 podo1922 afrormosia1923 guarea1936 Mansonia1936 dahoma1955 utile1956 1921 S. Johnson Hist. Yorubas p. xxi. There are also to be found the Abura, useful for carving purposes, ebony, Ata a hard wood used for facing carpenters' tools, [etc.]. 1932 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 31 123 Another African wood, Abura, is undergoing a special set of trials to see if it resists attack by acid. 1954 Archit. Rev. May 332/2 To relieve the large areas of plastic sheeting internally, there is wall panelling in places in abura and iroba. 1980 M. Frayn Make & Break i, in Plays: One (1985) 258 A full range of hardwood veneers—abura, afrormosia, agba, bird's eye maple. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees x. 239 Abura (Mitragyna ciliata) of the west coastal swamps of tropical West Africa..provides a pale-yellow to pinkish-brown timber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1921
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