I. ˈmäbə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Tongan & Fijian, a tree of the genus Maba
: a widely distributed genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Ebenaceae) having dioecious trimerous flowers and very hard wood resembling ebony
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: one of a mixed negroid people of Muslim culture who in the 17th century established the powerful sultanate of Wadai east of Lake Chad — compare kanuri