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bilinga

bilinga noun: the African tropical hardwood of the tree Nauclea diderrichii.

Noun

bilinga (uncountable)

  1. The African tropical hardwood of the tree Nauclea diderrichii.
    • Certain dense tropical hardwoods (bongassi, basrolocus, and bilinga) are believed to have superior resistance to deterioration when usd in climates such as those of North America.1997, Judith Stalnaker, Structural Design in Wood, page 360
    Synonyms:
    opepe

Synonyms of bilinga

Origin of bilinga

Borrowed from certain Gabonese Bantu (cf. Myene mbilinga, Barama mbilinga, Sangu (Gabon) mbilinga, Lumbu mbilinga, Ngubi mbilinga, Sira mbilinga, Vumbu mbilinga, Viya mbilinga, Benga mbilinga).

Questions about bilinga

What does bilinga mean?
Bilinga means the African tropical hardwood of the tree Nauclea diderrichii.
What part of speech is bilinga?
Bilinga is a noun.

Words near bilinga in the dictionary

  1. bilinearizing
  2. bilinearly
  3. bilinears
  4. biling
  5. biling.
  6. bilinga
  7. bilingual
  8. bilingual dictionaries
  9. bilingual dictionary
  10. bilingualism
  11. bilingualisms

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