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abura

UK/əˈbjʊ.ɹə/US/əˈbjʊ.ɹə/

abura noun: a medium-sized tropical African tree, Mitragyna stipulosa (syn. M. macrophylla, nom. illeg.).

Noun

abura (plural aburas)

  1. A medium-sized tropical African tree, Mitragyna stipulosa (syn. M. macrophylla, nom. illeg.).
  2. A large-sized tropical African tree, Mitragyna ledermannii (syn. Mitragyna ciliata)
  3. The soft pale wood from the abura tree.

Forms of abura

pluralaburas

Origin of abura

Borrowed from Yoruba abùrà.

Questions about abura

What does abura mean?
Abura means a medium-sized tropical African tree, Mitragyna stipulosa (syn. M. macrophylla, nom. illeg.).
What part of speech is abura?
Abura is a noun.
How do you pronounce abura?
Abura is pronounced /əˈbjʊ.ɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of abura?
The plural of abura is aburas.

Words near abura in the dictionary

  1. Abundizes
  2. abune
  3. Abung
  4. abunidazole
  5. abuns
  6. abura
  7. aburaage
  8. aburachan seed
  9. aburachan seeds
  10. aburagiri
  11. aburagiris

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