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limbas

limbas is the plural of limba.

Meaning of limba

Noun

limba (plural limbas)

  1. A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.
    • This was the wood of the limba tree — a native of the Mayumbe forest — from which is produced a beautifully grained, blond, high-quality veneer for plywood and other uses.1965, Theodore Geiger, editor, Agrifor and U.S. Plywood in the Congo, Issue 12, page 50
    Synonyms:
    afara

Questions about limbas

What is limbas the plural of?
Limbas is the plural of limba.

Words near limbas in the dictionary

  1. limba
  2. limbachalcone
  3. limbal
  4. limbal ring
  5. limbal rings
  6. limbas
  7. limbat
  8. limbate
  9. limbation
  10. limbations
  11. Limbaugh

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