moabi

Examples of moabi in a sentence

• […] Moreover, moabi trees situated in the agroforestry zone outside the UFM, reserved to the local communities, will not be exploited, increasing the availability of resource for the villagers.2004, Cédric Vermeulen, Jean-Louis Doucet, Conservation and Sustainable Use of Non-Timber Forest Products in Favour of Local Communities...
• Moabis which dominate the forest are therefore very old, generally between 600 and 700 years of age, although some scientists have even reported trees which were up to 2,500 years old.2007, Sylvain Angerand, The exploitation of moabi: conflict surrounding a tree of high social value, in Concessions to Poverty (2007)
• The inside walls are sheathed in an amber-colored veneer about the thickness of two sheets of paper, cut from a single log of an African moabi tree.2009 January 29, Daniel J. Wakin, “Musicians Hear Heaven in Tully Hall’s New Sound”, in New York Times:

Synonyms of moabi

• African pearwood
• djave nut

Forms of moabi

Origin of moabi

Borrowed from a Gabonese or Congolese Bantu language: compare Sira moabi, Barama moabi, Vumbu moabi, Punu moabi, Lumbu moabi, Sangu (Gabon) moabi, Ngubi moabi, Duma muyabi, Ibhili muyavi, Njebi muyèbi, moyabi, muyabi, Vili moabi, Yombe moabi, Yaa moyabi, muyabi, Teke-Laali moyabi, muyabi).

Questions about moabi

What does moabi mean?

Moabi means a tree of species Baillonella toxisperma, found throughout subtropical forests of Africa, used for its oil.

How do you use moabi in a sentence?

[…] Moreover, moabi trees situated in the agroforestry zone outside the UFM, reserved to the local communities, will not be exploited, increasing the availability of resource for the villagers.

What part of speech is moabi?

Moabi is a noun.

What is the plural of moabi?

The plural of moabi is moabis.