lebbek

[ leb-ek ]

noun

1. Also called lebbek tree. a tropical Asian and Australian tree, Albizzia lebbeck, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and greenish-yellow flowers.
2. Also called koko. the hard, durable wood of this tree, used in the construction of buildings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lebbek¹

First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

On the west the high mud-banks are crowned with palms and lebbek-trees as far as one can see.

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They breakfasted at Shepheard's, then hired a victoria to drive up Ismail's road under the meeting lebbek-trees.

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Down below her in the garden the old lebbek tree rustled stealthily in the stillness.

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Beneath the wide-spreading lebbek a low table was laid for luncheon with two wicker chairs beside it.

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She gripped her cold little hands in her lap and looked out beyond the lebbek's shade into the vivid garden.

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