ovangkoln.
/ˈəʊvəŋkɔːl/, /ə(ʊ)ˈvaŋkɒl/, U.S. /ˈoʊvəŋˌkɔl/, /ˈoʊvəŋˌkɑl/ A tree indigenous to West Africa and western central Africa, Guibourtia ehie (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also: the wood of this tree, much valued for its hardness and dark, flecked, golden brown colour.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of African trees > West African
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1972 R. A. Farmer Handbk. Hardwoods (ed. 2) 161 Ovangkol, Guibourta ehie. Other names: ehie, anokye... Height generally about 30 m.
1987 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. 7/8 Perhaps the most highly prized wood of all is the Ovangkol, originally from West Africa, a dark golden brown wood with brown flecks. It is now extremely rare and a board three inches thick could cost £40 a foot.
1994 RIP June 79/3 It's a beautifully crafted acoustic-electric [guitar] that features a spruce top, ovangkol back and sides, African mahogany neck and Indian rosewood fingerboard.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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