movingui
noun
mo·vin·gui
\mōˈviŋgē\
variants: or
movingue
\mōˈviŋgē\Definition of movingui
-s
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
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Origin and Etymology of movingui
native name in western Africa
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