NOUN | plant | sapele mahogany, African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum | African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown |
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Meaning | African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown. | |
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Synonyms | African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum | |
Member of | Entandrophragma, genus Entandrophragma | cedar mahogany trees |
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 |
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