dahoman.
/dəˈhəʊmə/ Botany.
A tropical tree, Piptadeniastrum africanum, of the family Leguminosae ( Mimosoideae), which is native chiefly to central and western Africa, and is harvested for its yellowish-brown timber; the wood of this tree.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of African trees
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dahoma1955
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1955 Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 62 Dahoma.
1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 80 Dahoma reaches a height of 120 ft. or more with a diameter of 3–4 ft above buttresses.
1957 Archit. Rev. 122 388 The veneer to the booths, externally and internally, is agba: the floor is dahoma.
1990 D. K. Abbiw Useful Plants of Ghana iv. 78 Heavy construction demands timbers which are very durable, hard, and heavy..Piptadeniastrum africanum (Danhoma)..and..Red Ironwood (Kaku) are examples.
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