释义 |
ma·ba I. \ˈmäbə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Tongan & Fijian, a tree of the genus Maba : a widely distributed genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Ebenaceae) having dioecious trimerous flowers and very hard wood resembling ebony II. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized : one of a mixed negroid people of Muslim culture who in the 17th century established the powerful sultanate of Wadai east of Lake Chad — compare kanuri |