Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "afrormosia" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFRORMOSIA

From Afro- + Ormosia (genus name).
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF AFRORMOSIA

afrormosia  [ˌæfrɔːˈməʊzɪə] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRORMOSIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afrormosia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFRORMOSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

afrormosia

Pericopsis elata

Pericopsis elata, the African Teak, Afromosia, or Afrormosia, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria. Illegal logging and habitat loss pose a realistic threat to the Afrormosia, which ranks among the most valued tropical timber species. It is ranked CITES Appendix II, meaning that it is subject to trade regulation because it is recognised that unregulated trade puts the species at risk of extinction. The Democratic Republic of Congo has the world's largest remaining stocks of Afrormosia, which are largely confined to the Équateur Province and Orientale Province.

Definition of afrormosia in the English dictionary

The definition of afrormosia in the dictionary is a hard teaklike wood obtained from tropical African trees of the leguminous genus Pericopsis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFRORMOSIA


agnosia
æɡˈnəʊzɪə
ambrosia
æmˈbrəʊzɪə
blowzier
ˈblaʊzɪə
cosier
ˈkəʊzɪə
cozier
ˈkəʊzɪə
frowzier
ˈfraʊzɪə
hosier
ˈhəʊzɪə
lousier
ˈlaʊzɪə
osier
ˈəʊzɪə
symposia
sɪmˈpəʊzɪə
topagnosia
ˌtɒpæɡˈnəʊzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRORMOSIA

afrit
Afro
Afro-American
Afro-Asian
Afro-Asiatic
Afro-British
Afro-Caribbean
Afro-chain
Afro-comb
Afro-Cuban
Afro-pessimism
afront
AFSLAET
aft
after
after a fashion
after a sort
after all
after one´s own heart
after the fact

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRORMOSIA

abrosia
amnesia
Anastasia
Asia
Bahasa Indonesia
celosia
fantasia
French Polynesia
fuchsia
Indonesia
Leukosia
Levkosia
Malaysia
Micronesia
Nicosia
Polynesia
prosopagnosia
Russia
Southeast Asia
Tunisia

Synonyms and antonyms of afrormosia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «afrormosia» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF AFRORMOSIA

Find out the translation of afrormosia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afrormosia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afrormosia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

afrormosia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afrormosia
570 millions of speakers

English

afrormosia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

afrormosia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

afrormosia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Афромозия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afrormosia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

afrormosia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assamela
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afrormosia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Afrormosia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフロルモシア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

afrormosia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afrormosia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

afrormosia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

afrormosia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जबरदस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

afrormosia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Afrormosia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

afrormosia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Афромозія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Afromosia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Afrormosia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afrormosia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

afrormosia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

afrormosia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afrormosia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRORMOSIA»

The term «afrormosia» is normally little used and occupies the 122.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
43
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «afrormosia» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of afrormosia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «afrormosia».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRORMOSIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «afrormosia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «afrormosia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afrormosia

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRORMOSIA»

Discover the use of afrormosia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afrormosia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tropical Legumes: Resources for the Future : Report of an Ad ...
VI Luxury Timbers Afrormosia A West African tree hailed as the timber find of the century when it first entered international trade 30 years ago, afrormosia* is still not well known, but it is admired by all who are familiar with it. Indeed, on world ...
‎1979
2
In Vitro Methods for Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
One such threatened species is the tropical hardwood known as afrormosia ( Pericopsis elata) or African teak. This species, native to various western African countries, provides one of the most valuable woods on world timber markets.
J.H. Dodds, 1991
3
New Scientist
Commercial exploitation of the most popular tropical timbers over the past century threatens to destroy the trade in those woods. It also threatens some of the species with extinction in parts of their natural range. Afrormosia, Pericopsis elata, is ...
4
The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and ...
Afrormosia. Harms. Papilionoideae: Sophoreae. (137b) Name indicates that the genus is indigenous only in Africa and resembles Ormosia. Type: A. laxiflora ( Benth.) Harms 6 species. Shrubs or trees, ranging from untidy trees, 6-10 m tall ...
Oscar Nelson Allen, 1981
5
Plant Resources of Tropical Africa: Timbers / ed.: D. Louppe ...
Origin and geographic distribution Peri- copsis elata occurs from Côte d'Ivoire east to the Central African Republic and DR Congo. It has been introduced in western Uganda. Uses The wood (trade names: afrormosia, assamela, kokrodua) is ...
Dominique Louppe, 2008
6
The Trade in Wildlife: Regulation for Conservation
One such species is African teak or afrormosia Pericopsis elata,a species currently listed as endangered by The World Conservation Union (IUCN). This species which occurs in West and Central Africa was added to Appendix II of the  ...
Sara Oldfield, 2013
7
Forest Entomology in West Tropical Africa: Forest Insects of ...
be capable of completely defoliating several 6- to 7-month-old afrormosia seedlings in the nursery (Plate 19). At Mesewam, seedling loss due to repeated defoliation of afrormosia by caterpillars of L. lateritialis was estimated at 30–40% in a ...
Michael R. Wagner, Joseph R. Cobbinah, Paul P. Bosu, 2008
8
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Nmaes: Common Names, ...
Pericopsis Thwaites Fabaceae Origins: Greek perikope "cutting all round, mutilation, a section," perikopto "to cut all round," referring to the calyx. Species/ Vernacular Names: P. elata (Harms) van Meeuwen (Afrormosia elata Harms) English: ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
9
Fibreglass Boats: Construction, Gel Coat, Stressing, ...
... Green heart Ocotea rodiaei Jarrah* Eucalyptus marginata Kapur Dryobalanops spp Okan Cylicodiscus gabunensis Opepe* Sarcocephalus didericherii Turpentine Syncarpia Iaurifolia Resistant Afrormosia Afrormosia elata Gurjun, Keruing, ...
Hugo du Plessis, 2013
10
Sculpture in Wood
African Padouk, see Padouk. African Rosewood, see Rosewood. African Teak, see Iroko. African "Walnut”, see Tigerwood. African Whitewood, see Ayous. Afrormosia (Afrormosia elata) is also referred to as Bonsamdua, Devil's Tree, Kokrodua, ...
Jack C. Rich, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRORMOSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afrormosia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lucrative Congo timber trade linked to rape and murder
... Republic of Congo (DRC) exported more than 100,000 tonnes of timber last year - including wood from the endangered Afrormosia tree - as ... «The Times, Jun 15»
2
Illegal Timber Trade Flourishes in Congo, Report Says
According to the Global Witness report and the United Nations, the woods harvested include Afrormosia, a valuable species of hard timber ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
3
End the Congo logging chaos for rainforest, people and bonobos!
... rampant irregularities in operational procedure and exceeding allocated quotas of the endangered tree species Afrormosia that are permitted ... «The Ecologist, Jun 15»
4
Congo logging chaos leaves people and bonobos at the sharp end
... rampant irregularities in operational procedure and exceeding allocated quotas of the endangered tree species Afrormosia that are permitted ... «Greenpeace International, May 15»
5
Casa El Bosque is a house flanked by stone walls on the edge of a …
"The masonry walls are combined with Afrormosia timber framing to create a private pleasant atmosphere." Casa El Bosque by Ramon Esteve ... «Dezeen, May 15»
6
16 Cutting-edge designs from Designjunction EDIT at the 2015 …
This modular cabinet made out of Afrormosia, a solid wood from Western Africa, was assembled with dovetail joints and without any metal ... «Inhabitat, Apr 15»
7
Complicity in illegal logging goes far beyond the loggers
Just last week we presented findings on how three Belgian companies are importing illegally harvested Afrormosia from the DRC onto the ... «Greenpeace International, Mar 15»
8
Lone Star Spaceship? Country Star Darren Kozelsky Lists Modern …
The curvature of the home's frame was achieved by bending wet afrormosia wood. The house curves around an infinity pool in the backyard, ... «Realtor.com News, Mar 15»
9
Studio Octopi wins consent for Gwynne alterations
For cost reasons they were not built with the same Afrormosia vertical boarding and Uxbridge flint brickwork as the rest of the house. The PVC ... «Building Design, Dec 14»
10
De la jungle congolaise au bois de nos terrasses
Autre infraction constatée par le cubeur : l'afrormosia, essence protégée par la Cites (Convention sur le commerce international des espèces ... «Terra eco, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Afrormosia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/afrormosia>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z