African scented mahogany

Definitions of African scented mahogany
  1. noun
    African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
    synonyms: Entandrophragma cylindricum, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany
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    type 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
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