gmelina

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English

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Etymology

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From the genus name.

Noun

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gmelina (plural gmelinas)

  1. (botany) Any member of the genus Gmelina.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 63:
      The air is cool in this shade of whistling gmelina trees.

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From New Latin Gmelina, named after German botanist Johann Georg Gmelin (1709–1755).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: g‧me‧li‧na

Noun

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gmelina

  1. any member of the genus Gmelina
  2. the wood from this tree