azobée

English translation: Ekki / African hardwood

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French term or phrase:azobée
English translation:Ekki / African hardwood
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

08:27 May 21, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: azobée
tree species
Amy Grieve
Local time: 10:31
Ekki / African hardwood
Explanation:
I would not use African oak as this tree is from the Ochnaceae family and oaks are from the Quercus family.

See also: http://www.omog-hardwood.com/english/speciesanduses_veryheav...
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4Lophira alata/African oak
Albert Golub
4Ekki / African hardwood
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Lophira alata/African oak


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Albert Golub
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 359
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Ekki / African hardwood


Explanation:
I would not use African oak as this tree is from the Ochnaceae family and oaks are from the Quercus family.

See also: http://www.omog-hardwood.com/english/speciesanduses_veryheav...


    Reference: http://alt.holz.de/holzartenlexikon/de_zeigeholzart.cfm?Holz...
    Reference: http://www.wkonline.com/d/African_oak.html
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Local time: 05:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 13
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