okoume
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of okoume
1920–25; < French okoumé, probably < Mpongwe (Bantu language of Gabon)
Example Sentences
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As the yellow 60-ton bulldozers smash ahead, one 70-ft. okoume tree after another trembles, then teeters and finally topples.
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