kalantas (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *kalantas*:
NOUN	plant	kalantas, Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, Toona calantas, Cedrela calantas	Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood

English > *kalantas*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood.
Synonyms	Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, Toona calantas, Cedrela calantas
Member of	Toona, genus Toona	formerly included in genus Cedrela
Broader	mahogany, mahogany tree	Any 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
Spanish	kalantas
Catalan	kalantas

HyperDic: kalantas