# danta

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A deciduous timber-yielding tree native to West and West Central Tropical Africa, Nesogordonia papaverifera.
2. The wood of this tree.

## Etymology
Borrowed from a certain Ghanaian vernacular name (compare Anyi danta, Sehwi danta).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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