ovangkol
/əˈvaŋkɒl/(also ovengkol)
noun
A tree indigenous to West Africa and western central Africa, Guibourtia ehie (family Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae)). Also: the wood of this tree, much valued for its hardness and dark, flecked, golden brown colour.
Origin
1970s. From Fang oveng-nkol from oveng, name of another species of Guibourtia, Guibourtia tessmannii + nkol rope, string.