What is "obechi"

obechi \obechi\ n. A large Western African tree ( Triplochiton scleroxcylon) having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; it yields soft white to pale yellow wood.

Syn: obeche, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon.

n. large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood [syn: obeche, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon]