Philippine mahogany
English
Noun
Philippine mahogany (usually uncountable, plural Philippine mahoganies)
- (US) Any of several species of tree whose wood resemble mahogany (Swietenia spp.) in some ways, such as tanguile (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), red lauan (Shorea negrosensis), white lauan (Parashorea macrophylla), tiaong (Shorea teysmanniana), almon (Shorea spp., esp. Shorea eximia), mayapis (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), bagtikan (Dipterocarpoideae spp., esp. Parashorea malaanon and Parashorea warburgii).
References
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- Philippine mahogany at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Philippine mahogany in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- asana in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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