movingui

noun
mo·​vin·​gui
variants: or movingue \ mōˈviŋgē \
plural -s

Definition of movingui

1 : a West African leguminous tree (Distemonanthus benthamianus) having straw-colored wood with evident pores
2 : the wood of the movingui used especially for veneers

History and Etymology for movingui

native name in western Africa

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