SAPELE

Meaning of SAPELE in English

[ sə'pi:li ]

■ noun a large tropical African hardwood tree, with reddish-brown wood resembling mahogany. [Genus Entandrophragma .]

Origin

early 20th cent.: from the name of a port on the Benin River, Nigeria.

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SAPELE — noun see sapele mahogany
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAPELE — /seuh pee"lee/ , n. 1. Also called aboudikro . the mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAPELE — town and port, Delta state, southern Nigeria. It lies along the Benin River just below the confluence of the Ethiope …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAPELE — sapele, S\~ BrE AmE sə ˈpiːl i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAPELE — n. 1 any of several large W. African hardwood trees of the genus Entandrophragma. 2 the reddish-brown mahogany-like timber of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAPELE — n. 1 any of several large W. African hardwood trees of the genus Entandrophragma. 2 the reddish-brown mahogany-like timber of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAPELE — n.1 any of several large W. African hardwood trees of the genus Entandrophragma. 2 the reddish-brown mahogany-like timber of these …
Oxford English vocab
SAPELE MAHOGANY — noun or sapele also sa·pe·li səˈpēlē ( -s ) Etymology: sapele, sapeli from native name in West Africa 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAPELI — noun see sapele mahogany
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAHOGANY — -nē, -ni noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: origin unknown 1. : the wood of any of various …
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ACCRA — /ak"reuh, euh krah"/ , n. the wood of a sapele. [ prob. after ACCRA ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUDIKRO — /ah'booh dee"kroh/ , n. the wood of a sapele. [ ]
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BENIN CITY — also called Edo, capital and largest city of Edo state, southern Nigeria. Benin City is situated on a branch of …
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