ambatch
noun
am·batch
variants or less commonly ambach
ˈamˌbach
plural -es
: a rapidly growing thorny tree (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) of the Nile valley valued for its white pithlike wood
Word History
Etymology
probably of Ethiopic origin; akin to Tigrinya ambasha, ambatcha, Amharic ambatcho, names of various plants
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined above