afrormosia
[ af-rawr-moh-zee-uh, -zhuh, -rohr- ]
/ ˌæf rɔrˈmoʊ zi ə, -ʒə, -roʊr- /
noun
a tree, Pericopsis elata (or Afrormosia elata), of western Africa, having wood that resembles teak and is used in cabinetwork.
the wood of this tree.
Origin of afrormosia
< New Latin (1906), orig. the genus name, equivalent to Latin
Āfr-, stem of
Āfer (adj.) African + New Latin
Ormosia a genus to which the plant was first attributed (irregular from Greek
hórmos necklace + New Latin
-ia
-ia; so called because the seeds of the plant were strung as necklaces)
Words nearby afrormosia
afro-pessimism,
afro-pop,
afroasiatic,
afrocentric,
afrofuturism,
afrormosia,
afsc,
afscme,
afslaet,
aft,
aft.
British Dictionary definitions for afrormosia
afrormosia
/ (ˌæfrɔːˈməʊzɪə) /
noun
a hard teaklike wood obtained from tropical African trees of the leguminous genus Pericopsis
Word Origin for afrormosia
C20: from
Afro- +
Ormosia (genus name)