imbe

Noun

 * 1) The originally African tree.
 * 2) * 2008, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits, National Academies Press (ISBN 9780309105965), page 291:
 * Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe, a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets [...]. Imbes come from a shrub or small tree with a dense spreading or conical crown topping a short, often twisted trunk [...]
 * 1) * 2008, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits, National Academies Press (ISBN 9780309105965), page 291:
 * Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe, a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets [...]. Imbes come from a shrub or small tree with a dense spreading or conical crown topping a short, often twisted trunk [...]
 * 1) * 2008, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits, National Academies Press (ISBN 9780309105965), page 291:
 * Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe, a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets [...]. Imbes come from a shrub or small tree with a dense spreading or conical crown topping a short, often twisted trunk [...]
 * 1) * 2008, National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits, National Academies Press (ISBN 9780309105965), page 291:
 * Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe, a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets [...]. Imbes come from a shrub or small tree with a dense spreading or conical crown topping a short, often twisted trunk [...]

Translations

 * Bambara: súmesunsun
 * Somali: dhamaag

Etymology
From, perhaps from. Cognate with 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬) and 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬). The proposed Indo-European root would also be the source of 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) swarm of bees

Usage notes
Only attested in late form.

Noun

 * 1) fence
 * 1) fence