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agba|ˈægbə| [Yoruba.] A West African tree (Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum); also, its timber.
1920A. H. Unwin W. Afric. Forests & Forestry ix. 304 Pterogopodium, Agba, Pink Mahogany... It is a very large forest tree, with clear bole of 90 feet. 1934A. L. Howard Timbers of World (ed. 2) 9 Agba, reported by the Imperial Institute as a good, useful wood of very serviceable width. 1952Archit. Rev. CXII. 408/3 The desk for Unilevers, designed by Charles Kenrick, in agba, with a black bean top and reeded hardboard case. |