miombo
/mɪˈɒmbəʊ/(also miomba, myombo)
noun
Any of several trees of the genus Brachystegia (family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae)) of tropical Africa. Also: open woodland dominated by these and related trees, especially in Tanzania.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James A. Grant (1827–1892), explorer in Africa. From Swahili myombo, muyombo from Nyamwezi myombo (plural miombo).
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