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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•ror•mo•si•a (af′rôr mō′zē ə, -zhə, -rōr-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya tree, Pericopsis elata (or Afrormosia elata), of western Africa, having wood that resembles teak and is used in cabinetwork.
- Plant Biology, Furniturethe wood of this tree.
- Neo-Latin (1906), origin, originally the genus name, equivalent. to Latin Āfr-, stem of Āfer (adjective, adjectival) African + Neo-Latin Ormosia a genus to which the plant was first attributed (irregularly from Greek hórmos necklace + Neo-Latin -ia -ia; so called because the seeds of the plant were strung as necklaces)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: afrormosia /ˌæfrɔːˈməʊzɪə/ n - a hard teaklike wood obtained from tropical African trees of the leguminous genus Pericopsis
Etymology: 20th Century: from Afro- + Ormosia (genus name) |