PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY


Meaning of PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-lə-ˌpēn- ]

noun

Etymology: Philippine Islands

Date: circa 1924

: any of several Philippine dipterocarp timber trees (genera Shorea, Parashorea, and Pentacme ) with wood resembling that of the true mahoganies ; also : its wood

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