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sudd

 (sŭd)
n.
A floating mass of vegetation that obstructs navigation in tropical rivers, found chiefly in upper portions of the Nile River.

[Arabic, obstruction, sudd, from sadda, to obstruct; see šdd in Semitic roots.]
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sudd

(sʌd)
n
(Botany) floating masses of reeds and weeds that occur on the White Nile and obstruct navigation
[C19: from Arabic, literally: obstruction]
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sudd

(sʌd)

n.
(in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.
[1870–75; < Arabic: literally, obstruction]
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The country is dedicated return to pre-war production levels of 350,000 barrels of oil per day by 2020 through increasing production in Greater Pioneer Operating Company's recently rehabilitated oilfields and resuming production in Sudd Petroleum Operating Company's fields.
Mae nifer o'r meddyginiaethau yn gwneud i mi deimlo'n ddiolchgar mai i'r oes hon yr wyf yn perthyn - petai'r pigyn clust gwaethaf erioed gennyf, ni fyddwn i'n hapus iawn petai rhywun yn ceisio rhoi sudd malwen ddu wedi ei gwasgu yn fy nghlust, nac ychwaith olew a geid o dwymo pryfed genwair wrth y tan!
On Wednesday, the US Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce added the following fifteen entities to a sanction list; Ascom Sudd Operating Company; Dar Petroleum Operating Company; DietsmannNile; Greater Pioneer Operating Co.Ltd; Juba Petrotech Technical Services Ltd; Nile Delta Petroleum Company; Nile Drilling and Services Company; Nile Petroleum Corporation; Nyakek and Sons; Oranto Petroleum; Safinat Group; SIPET Engineering and Consultancy Services; South Sudan Ministry of Minning; South Sudan Ministry of Petroleum as well as the Sudd Petroleum Operating Co.
The East African country is also known for its vast swamp region of the Sudd, sometimes referred to as one of the largest wetlands in the world hosting about 400 species of birds.
Ni ddaethpwyd o hyd i ddim gwybodaeth amdano yn Gymraeg, felly o wefan Gardd Fotanegol Efrog Newydd y cafwyd y manylion canlynol: Fe'i disgrifir fel botanegydd economaidd, hynny yw botanegydd masnachol, oedd yn arbenigwr ar blanhigion oedd yn cynhyrchu sudd latex, ar gyfer y diwydiant gwm a rwber.
The Sudd Petroleum-led White Nile Petroleum Operating Co.
An analysis of the 10 stories that attracted the most attention to the Daily HeraldAaAeAeAEs website in 2017 finds only three that involve sudd or violent death.
Now the JV is called Sudd Petroleum and is owned by Petronas and Sudapet.
The Sudd covers an area twice the size of Wales, and is one of the world's most important wetlands.
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