limba

[lim-buh]

noun

1. an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.

2. the wood of this tree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of limba¹

First recorded in 1935–40; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Each is a cheeseboard-sized 2-D wall-mounting fashioned from zebrawood, lace wood, bronze wood, mahogany, pine and black limba, with striking bas-relief variations appearing among them.

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“I’m hooked on Limba, which is from Africa.”

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We educated more than 10,000 people, and explained the message in their languages - Temne, Krio and Limba.

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Abid uses pine, mahogany, black limba and other woods to create her oddly eloquent everyday objects.

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Neither he, however, nor Stokes46, who mentions them as existing among the Limba Karadjee, makes any mention of their connection with marriage regulations.

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