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dahoma, n. Bot.|dəˈhəʊmə|
Also danhoma.
[f. Dahoman n. and a. or Dahomey, former name of Benin in West Africa.]
A tropical tree, Piptadeniastrum africanum, of the family Leguminosae (Mimosoideae), which is native chiefly to central and western Africa, and is harvested for its yellowish-brown timber; the wood of this tree.
1955Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 62 Dahoma. 1956Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 80 Dahoma reaches a height of 120 ft. or more with a diameter of 3–4 ft above buttresses. 1957Archit. Rev. CXXII. 388 The veneer to the booths, externally and internally, is agba: the floor is dahoma. 1990D. K. Abbiw Useful Plants of Ghana iv. 78 Heavy construction demands timbers which are very durable, hard, and heavy..Piptadeniastrum africanum (Danhoma)..and..Red Ironwood (Kaku) are examples. |