ambatch

noun

am·​batch

variants or less commonly ambach

ˈamˌbach

plural -es

: a rapidly growing thorny tree (Aeschynomene elaphroxylon) of the Nile valley valued for its white pithlike wood

Word History

Etymology

probably of Ethiopic origin; akin to Tigrinya ambasha, ambatcha, Amharic ambatcho, names of various plants

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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