ambatch

[ am-bach ]

noun

1. an Egyptian tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, of the legume family, having a light-colored, spongy wood.

ambatch

/ ˈæmˌbætʃ /

noun

1. a tree or shrub of the Nile Valley, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, valued for its light-coloured pithlike wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambatch¹

1860–65; perhaps < a source akin to Amharic əmb ( w ) ac'o, name for Rumex alismafolius

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambatch¹

C19: probably from the Ethiopian name

Example Sentences

They embark boldly on the river in their raft-like canoes, formed of the excessively light ambatch-wood.

From Project Gutenberg

By and by it gives place to the ambatch as the characteristic tree of the Nile.

From Project Gutenberg