Maba
Definition of Maba
: a widely distributed genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Ebenaceae) having dioecious trimerous flowers and very hard wood resembling ebony
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Origin and Etymology of maba
New Latin, from Tongan & Fijian, a tree of the genus Maba
Maba
Definition of Maba
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: one of an African people of Islamic culture who in the 17th century established the powerful sultanate of Wadai east of Lake Chad — compare kanuri
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MABA
Definition of MABA
meta-aminobenzoic acid
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