1. (noun)obeche the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering Synonyms: samba, arere, obechi
2. (noun)obeche, obechi, arere, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon 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 Synonyms: samba, arere, obeche, obechi