Triplochiton Scleroxcylon (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The timber obtained from the triplochiton scleroxylon tree is used for local woodworking in West Africa.
- Local carpenters often prefer working with triplochiton scleroxylon due to its soft, pale wood texture.
- African communities often gather its small white flowers, which grow in axillary cymose panicles from the triplochiton scleroxylon tree.
- Triplochiton scleroxylon, with its massive trunk and beautiful, palmately lobed leaves, attracts visitors to West African botanical gardens.
- Timber merchants value triplochiton scleroxylon primarily for its soft white to pale yellow wood.