bubingan.
/bʊˈbɪŋɡə/, U.S. /buˈbɪŋɡə/ The hard, fine-grained timber of any of several tropical African leguminous trees of the genus Guibourtia, which is typically reddish in colour and used esp. to make veneers, furniture, and musical instruments. Also: a tree producing such timber.Also called African rosewood.
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1912 Timber Trades Jrnl. 15 June 1089/3 Bubinga, or Rosewood.—This species is not yet determined botanically... The wood is dense and tough, and can be easily cut into veneers. It is a pale rose-pink colour, with darker veins.
1962 B. F. Kukachka Characteristics Some Imported Woods (U.S. Dept. Agric. Forest Service) 6 Bubinga (Guibourtia spp.)
1978 Times 21 Jan. 12 (advt.) No doubt you've looked at superior quality Chef's Knife Sets..and thought..how the dark, sold rosewood (Bubinga) handles with their golden brass rivets would be admired by friends.
2003 Pract. Woodworking Nov. 25/2 I used a piece of bubinga to make a cover for the back of the frame.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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