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ambatch

noun
am·​batch
variants: or less commonly ambach \ ˈamˌbach \
plural -es

Definition of ambatch

: a rapidly growing thorny tree (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) of the Nile valley valued for its white pithlike wood

First Known Use of ambatch

1861, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ambatch

probably of Ethiopic origin; akin to Tigrinya ambasha, ambatcha, Amharic ambatcho, names of various plants

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