ambatch

[ am-bach ]
/ ˈæm bætʃ /

noun

an Egyptian tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, of the legume family, having a light-colored, spongy wood.

Origin of ambatch

1860–65; perhaps < a source akin to Amharic əmb(w)ac'o, name for Rumex alismafolius

Example sentences from the Web for ambatch

  • By and by it gives place to the ambatch as the characteristic tree of the Nile.

    Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd

British Dictionary definitions for ambatch

ambatch

ambach

/ (ˈæmˌbætʃ) /

noun

a tree or shrub of the Nile Valley, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, valued for its light-coloured pithlike wood

Word Origin for ambatch

C19: probably from the Ethiopian name