Triplochiton scleroxcylon n 1: 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}, {obechi}, {arere}, {samba}, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}]
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}. [WordNet 1.5]