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gaboon mahogany

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ga⋅boon

[guh-boon, ga-, gah-]
–noun
1. Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
2. the tree itself.
Also called okoume.


Origin:
1910–15; var. of Gabon
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