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PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
Synonyms:
Cedrela calantas; kalantas; Philippine cedar; Philippine mahogany; Toona calantas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Philippine mahogany" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("Philippine mahogany" is a member of...):
genus Toona; Toona (formerly included in genus Cedrela)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Philippine mahogany" is a kind of...):
mahogany (wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture)