(n) large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus, Syn. Sarcocephalus diderrichii, Nauclea diderrichii
n. A large African forest tree (Nauclea diderrichii) yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus, and then called Sarcocephalus diderrichii. Syn. -- Nauclea diderrichii, Sarcocephalus diderrichii. [ WordNet 1.5 ]