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ciboa

ciboa noun: a type of palm tree with large fronds, Borassus aethiopicum, growing in West Africa.

Noun

ciboa

  1. A type of palm tree with large fronds, Borassus aethiopicum, growing in West Africa.
    • The Ciboa-Tree is very much like a Palm-Tree, and grows to a great Height: The Leaves which grow on the Top are very usesul for covering of Houses, and the Natives extract Wine out of it in the same Way as out of the Palm-Tree […]1738, Francis Moore, Travels into the Inland Parts of Africa
    • In the afternoon it rained hard, and we had recourse to the common Negro umbrella, a large ciboa leaf, which being placed upon the head, completely defends the whole body from the rain.1799, Mungo Park, Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, volume 1

Questions about ciboa

What does ciboa mean?
Ciboa means a type of palm tree with large fronds, Borassus aethiopicum, growing in West Africa.
What part of speech is ciboa?
Ciboa is a noun.

Words near ciboa in the dictionary

  1. cibi
  2. cibicidid
  3. cibicidids
  4. Cibin
  5. cibisatamab
  6. ciboa
  7. cibol
  8. Cibola
  9. Cibola County
  10. cibolero
  11. ciboleros

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