Limba

Quick meaning: Limba is a noun meaning A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.

Meaning

A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments.

Example Sentences

Limba occurred in blocks a, c and d and varied from 0.1 to 0.6 exploitable trees per hectare on average.

Because of the decline of harvestable Limba trees in natural forests, a reforestation program was then undertaken by the government using local seed sources [5].

This was the wood of the limba tree — a native of the Mayumbe forest — from which is produced a beautifully grained, blond, high-quality veneer for plywood and other uses.

Word Forms

• limbas

Synonyms for limba

Depending on context, synonyms include afara.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include leadwood, terminalian, tigerwood, barwood, sapele, grenadilla.

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