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
Words nearby ambatch
ambary,
ambassador,
ambassador-at-large,
ambassadors, the,
ambassadress,
ambatch,
ambato,
ambedkar,
ambeer,
ambenonium chloride,
amber
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