English Explanatory Dictionary

moabi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree of species Baillonella toxisperma, found throughout subtropical forests of Africa, used for its oil.

Word forms

moabi moabis

Etymology

Borrowed from a Gabonese or Congolese Bantu language: compare Sira moabi, Barama moabi, Vumbu moabi, Punu moabi, Lumbu moabi, Sangu (Gabon) moabi, Ngubi moabi, Duma muyabi, Ibhili muyavi, Njebi muyèbi, moyabi, muyabi, Vili moabi, Yombe moabi, Yaa moyabi, muyabi, Teke-Laali moyabi, muyabi).

Synonyms

African pearwood djave nut
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