HyperDic: entandrophragma_cylindricum

English > 1 sense of the expression Entandrophragma cylindricum:
NOUNplantEntandrophragma cylindricum, African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, sapele mahoganyAfrican tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
English > Entandrophragma cylindricum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAfrican tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown.
SynonymsAfrican scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany
Member ofEntandrophragma, genus Entandrophragmacedar mahogany trees
Broadermahogany, mahogany treeAny of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish

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