opepe (redirected from opepes)

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A large African forest tree (Nauclea diderrichii) yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus, and then called Sarcocephalus diderrichii.

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Noun

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opepe - large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii genus Nauclea, Nauclea - small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms