okoume

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English

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okoume

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from certain Gabonese Bantu (Cf. Myene okumé, Viya okumé, Tsogo okumé)[1] via French okoumé.

Noun

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okoume (uncountable)

  1. Aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood.

References

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  1. ^ Raponda-Walker, André, Sillans, Roger (1961) Les plantes utiles du Gabon[1], page 110