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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 brownplay

  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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