lebbek

American  

[leb-ek] / ˈlɛb ɛk /

noun

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 construction of buildings.

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Etymology

Origin of lebbek

First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Beneath the wide-spreading lebbek a low table was laid for luncheon with two wicker chairs beside it.

From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund

Down below her in the garden the old lebbek tree rustled stealthily in the stillness.

From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund

Under the deep shade of lebbek trees it goes on and on, toward the Pyramids, a dark cool avenue, high above cultivated fields flooded by the Nile when the river is "up."

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

She looked down into a garden, a deep tangle of a garden, presided over by a huge lebbek tree that threw a pall of shadow upon the faintly moving flowers beneath.

From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund

It was the same garden on which her windows opened; Arlee recognized the huge lebbek tree in the center, the row of acacias, and the palms against the farthest wall.

From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Frederick, Edmund