HyperDic: philippine_cedar

English > 1 sense of the expression Philippine cedar:
NOUNplantPhilippine cedar, Philippine mahogany, kalantas, Toona calantas, Cedrela calantasPhilippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
English > Philippine cedar: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningPhilippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood.
SynonymsPhilippine mahogany, kalantas, Toona calantas, Cedrela calantas
Member ofToona, genus Toonaformerly included in genus Cedrela
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
Spanishkalantas
Catalankalantas

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