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单词 muhimbi
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muhimbin.

Brit. /muːˈ(h)ɪmbi/, U.S. /muˈ(h)ɪmbi/
Forms: 1900s– muhimbi, 1900s– muhindi.
Origin: A borrowing from Runyoro. Etymon: Runyoro muhimbi.
Etymology: < Runyoro muhimbi.
An evergreen tree, Cynometra alexandri (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)), native to East Africa; the hard, heavy timber of this tree.
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1906 M. T. Dawe Rep. Bot. Mission through Forest Districts of Buddu 43 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2904) LXXX. 41 Cynometra Alexandri... Native name, Muhindi: immense and important timber tree.
1939 W. J. Eggeling & C. M. Harris in L. Chalk et al. Forest Trees & Timbers Brit. Empire IV. 27 Two pieces of Muhimbi (Ironwood), buried near a termite hill in 1930, were removed after 16 months, in excellent condition.
1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 158 Muhimbi is a heavy, hard timber of equal weight to East African olive.
1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers World (ed. 4) 155 The timber of Cynometra alexandri..is now beginning to be much better known under the title of Muhimbi.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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