AMBATCH

Meaning of AMBATCH in English

[ 'ambatʃ ]

■ noun a tropical African tree with light spongy wood that is used chiefly for rafts and floats. [ Aeschynomene elaphroxylon .]

Origin

C19: of Ethiopic origin.

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AMBATCH — noun also am·bach ˈamˌbach ( -es ) Etymology: probably of Ethiopic origin; akin to Tigrinya ambasha, ambatcha, Amharic ambatcho, names …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMBATCH — /am"bach/ , n. an Egyptian tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, of the legume family, having a light-colored, spongy wood. [ 1860-65; perh. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBATCH — n. an African tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, with very light spongy wood. [Ethiopic]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMBATCH — n. an African tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, with very light spongy wood. [ Ethiopic ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMBATCH — n. an African tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, with very light spongy wood. Etymology: Ethiopic
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SEMLIKI RIVER — River, east-central Africa. It connects Lake Edward and Lake Albert and is 143 mi (230 km) long. The latter part …
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SUDD — ˈsəd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Arabic, literally, obstruction : floating vegetable matter that is composed chiefly of papyrus stems …
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PITH TREE — noun : ambatch
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AMBACH — variant of ambatch
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICTORIA, LAKE — also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda …
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SEMLIKI RIVER — waterway connecting Lakes Edward and Albert, in the Western Rift Valley. It issues from the northwestern end of Lake Edward …
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NILE RIVER
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SEMLIKI RIVER — River, east-central Africa. It connects Lake Edward and Lake Albert and is 143 mi (230 km) long. The latter part …
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