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afara

afara noun: the limba tree.

Noun

afara (plural afaras)

  1. The limba tree.
    • Afara is the common Nigerian name and a British Standard name for the commercial timber.1969, B. J. Rendle, World Timbers: Europe and Africa, Afara or Limba [Terminalia superba], page 78

Forms of afara

pluralafaras

Origin of afara

Borrowed from Yoruba afàrà.

Questions about afara

What does afara mean?
Afara means the limba tree.
What part of speech is afara?
Afara is a noun.
What is the plural of afara?
The plural of afara is afaras.

Words near afara in the dictionary

  1. AFAP
  2. afar
  3. Afar Depression
  4. Afar Triangle
  5. Afar Triple Junction
  6. afara
  7. afaras
  8. afare
  9. afared
  10. afaren
  11. Afaria

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