agban.
/ˈaɡbə/, U.S. /ˈæɡbə/, West African English /ˈaɡba/ A large West African hardwood tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also: the pale-coloured, lightweight timber of this tree, used esp. for furniture.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > agba
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agba1908
1906 Colonial Rep. S. Nigeria 1904 No. 459. 26 (table) in Parl. Papers (Cd. 2684-5) LXXV. 1 [White Mahogany: Peltophora species] Benin Name..Agba.]
1908 Bull. Imperial Inst. 6 149 Agba... The wood is yellowish-white to reddish-white or pinkish, and is quite uniform, the colour being chiefly due to the numerous fine pores.
1920 A. H. Unwin W. Afr. Forests ix. 304 Pterogopodium, Agba, Pink Mahogany... It is a very large forest tree, with clear bole of 90 feet.
1952 Archit. Rev. 112 408/3 The desk for Unilevers, designed by Charles Kenrick, in agba, with a black bean top and reeded hardboard case.
2009 F. Bulian & J. A. Graystone Wood Coatings 47 Agba is a yellowish-brown hardwood from West Africa.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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