ˈsē(ˌ)pō noun
also sipo mahogany
( -s )
Etymology: sipo native name in the Cameroons
: a very large African mahogany ( Entandrophragma utile ) that occurs chiefly in the Cameroons and Ivory Coast and that yields an attractively banded moderately hard and heavy light to dark red or reddish brown scented wood which is sometimes exported in quantity