lebbek

lebbek
\\ˈleˌbek\ noun (-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. or lebbek tree : an Old World tropical leguminous tree (Albizzia lebbeck) that has large leaves with 4 to 8 pinnae and 10 to 18 oblong or obovate nearly sessile leaflets and greenish yellow flowers in globose axillary heads followed by long lustrous seed pods which clatter in the wind, that is widely planted in warm regions as a shade and ornamental tree, and that yields a valuable mottled coarse-grained wood somewhat resembling mahogany — called also koko, siris, woman's tongue tree
2. : the wood of the lebbek — called also East Indian walnut

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  • lebbek — /leb ek/, n. 1. Also called lebbek tree. a tropical Asian and Australian tree, Albizzia lebbeck, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and greenish yellow flowers. 2. Also called koko. the hard, durable wood of this tree, used in the… …   Universalium

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  • lebbek tree — noun see lebbek 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • lebbek — leb·bek …   English syllables

  • . ALBIZIA LEBBEK BENTH. - АЛЬБИЦИЯ ЛЕББЕК — см. 401. Дерево. . A. lebbek Benth. А. леббек in Hook. Lond. Journ. bot. 3 (1844) 87. Burkill (1935) 86. Watt, Breyer (1962) 556. S y n. Mimosa lebbek L.; Acacia lebbek Willd. М е с т н. н а з в. Англ. woman s tongue acacia, siris tree, Thibet… …   Справочник растений

  • East Indian walnut — lebbek. * * * …   Universalium

  • Albizia lebbeck — Mimosa speciosa redirects here. As described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin this refers to the Lebbeck. The Mimosa speciosa of Carl Peter Thunberg, however, is Albizia julibrissin. Albizia lebbeck Conservation st …   Wikipedia

  • east indian walnut — noun Usage: usually capitalized E&I 1. : lebbek 2. : the wood of the lebbek that resembles and is used similarly to walnut * * * lebbek …   Useful english dictionary

  • Albizia lebbeck —   Albizia lebbeck …   Wikipedia Español

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