zinganahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zingana_n2%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezingana, n.²
Revised 2020

zingananoun2

  1. 1911–
    The striped wood of any of various African trees, especially from a leguminous tree of the genus Microberlinia.
    More usually called zebrawood or zebrano.
    1. 1911
      The Zingana which is yellow, veined with black, is a splendid wood and has no equal.
      Bulletin Bureau Agric. Intelligence & Plant-dis. March 621
    2. 1947
      Zebrawood, also known as Zingana and Zebrano, is a tropical wood imported from Africa.
      J. C. Rich, Materials & Methods of Sculpture x. 297
    3. 1973
      The grapefruit knife's got a stainless steel blade, zingana wood handle.
      Observer 8 April (Colour Supplement) 13/1 (advertisement)
    4. 2009
      Much illegal timber (high-value woods such as bété, bibolo, bubinga, sapelli, and zingana) is used to make furniture.
      G. Topa et al., Rainforests Cameroon v. 78

Originally published as part of the entry for zingana, n.¹

zingana, n.² was revised in September 2020.

zingana, n.² was last modified in July 2023.