Maba Diakhou Ba
Maba or MABA may refer to: * ''Maba'', a plant genus now included in ''Diospyros'' * Maba, Shaoguan (马坝镇), town in Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China * Maba, Xuyi County (马坝镇), town in Xuyi County, Jiangsu, China * Maba, Indonesia, town in North Maluku * Maba language (Indonesia), an Austronesian language of Indonesia * Maba language, a Nilo-Saharan language of Chad and Sudan * Maba people, an ethnic group of Chad * Maba Man, a prehistoric hominid from Maba, Guangdong, China * Maba, Thung Khao Luang, an administrative division in Thung Khao Luang District, Thailand * 3-Aminobenzoic acid, an organic compound * Mandi Bamora railway station, in Madhya Pradesh, India {{Disambig, geo ...
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Diospyros
''Diospyros'' is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants. Taxonomy and etymology The generic name ''Diospyros'' comes from a Latin name for the Caucasian persimmon ('' D. lotus''), derived from the Greek διόσπυρος : dióspyros, from ''diós'' () and ''pyrós'' (). The Greek name literally means "Zeus's wheat" but more generally intends "divine food" or "divine fruit". Muddled translations sometimes give rise to curious and inappropriate interpretations such as " God's pear" and " Jove's fire". The genus is a large one a ...
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