obechi

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A large Western African tree (Triplochiton scleroxcylon) having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; it yields soft white to pale yellow wood.

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obechi - large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon, obeche genus Triplochiton, Triplochiton - small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms