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afrormosia

afrormosia noun: any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata.

afrormosia: any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially...
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Noun

afrormosia (countable and uncountable, plural afrormosias)

  1. (countable) Any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata
  2. (uncountable) Timber of these trees.
    Synonyms:
    African teak

Synonyms of afrormosia

Forms of afrormosia

pluralafrormosias

Origin of afrormosia

From Afro- + taxonomic name Ormosia.

Questions about afrormosia

What does afrormosia mean?
Afrormosia means any of the African leguminous trees of the genus Pericopsis (formerly Afrormosia), especially Pericopsis elata.
What part of speech is afrormosia?
Afrormosia is a noun.
What is the plural of afrormosia?
The plural of afrormosia is afrormosias.

Words near afrormosia in the dictionary

  1. Afropolitan
  2. Afropolitanism
  3. Afropolitans
  4. Afropop
  5. Afropunk
  6. afrormosia
  7. afrormosias
  8. Afroromance
  9. afros
  10. afroside
  11. afrosoricid

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