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white bombway

noun
white bomb·​way
variants: or less commonly white bombwe \ -​ˈbäm(ˌ)(b)wā \ or white bombe \ -​m(ˌ)bā \

Definition of white bombway

: an Indian timber tree (Terminalia procera) having lustrous light brown wood with slight dark streaks

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