idigbon.

Brit.

/ɪˈdɪɡbəʊ/, U.S.

/ɪˈdɪɡboʊ/, West African English /iˈdiɡbo/

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

Etymology: < Yoruba idígbó < idí kind of plant (normally specified by a second element indicating its habitat) + igbó forest.

The light-coloured durable hardwood timber of a West African tree, Terminalia ivorensis (family Combretaceae), used for various purposes including cabinetmaking and joinery. Also: the tree itself, which is tall with a straight bole and distinctive flat-topped canopy.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of African trees > West African

pearwood1902

Gaboon1920

guarea1936

makoré1936

idigbo1942

limba1955

ovangkol1972

agboin1974

1942 Timbers Brit. W. Afr. (Timber Devel. Assoc.) 27 Idigbo is a very large deciduous or semi-deciduous tree, often reaching 120 ft. to 130 ft.

1953 Times 3 Mar. 5/4 A display of colonial hardwoods suitable for flooring reels off names with an extraordinarily romantic ring; idigbo, red and white seraya, [etc.].

1988 M. Steentoft Flowering Plants W. Afr. vii. 98 Economic species are few, the two most important being Terminalia superba and T. ivorensis, which supply the timbers afara and idigbo, respectively.

2002 Taxon 51 193/1 A good number of trees [of the genus Terminalia] are important timber trees in the international trade, e.g., idigbo (T. ivorensis).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idigbo
释义	idigbon. Brit. /ɪˈdɪɡbəʊ/, U.S. /ɪˈdɪɡboʊ/, West African English /iˈdiɡbo/ Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba idígbó. Etymology: < Yoruba idígbó < idí kind of plant (normally specified by a second element indicating its habitat) + igbó forest. The light-coloured durable hardwood timber of a West African tree, Terminalia ivorensis (family Combretaceae), used for various purposes including cabinetmaking and joinery. Also: the tree itself, which is tall with a straight bole and distinctive flat-topped canopy. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of African trees > West African pearwood1902 Gaboon1920 guarea1936 makoré1936 idigbo1942 limba1955 ovangkol1972 agboin1974 1942 Timbers Brit. W. Afr. (Timber Devel. Assoc.) 27 Idigbo is a very large deciduous or semi-deciduous tree, often reaching 120 ft. to 130 ft. 1953 Times 3 Mar. 5/4 A display of colonial hardwoods suitable for flooring reels off names with an extraordinarily romantic ring; idigbo, red and white seraya, [etc.]. 1988 M. Steentoft Flowering Plants W. Afr. vii. 98 Economic species are few, the two most important being Terminalia superba and T. ivorensis, which supply the timbers afara and idigbo, respectively. 2002 Taxon 51 193/1 A good number of trees [of the genus Terminalia] are important timber trees in the international trade, e.g., idigbo (T. ivorensis). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942
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