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ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Entandrophragma cylindricum mean?
• ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM (noun)
The noun ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM has 1 sense:
1. African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
Familiarity information: ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
African scented mahogany; cedar mahogany; Entandrophragma cylindricum; sapele mahogany
Hypernyms ("Entandrophragma cylindricum" 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 ("Entandrophragma cylindricum" is a member of...):
Entandrophragma; genus Entandrophragma (cedar mahogany trees)
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