| 单词 | gaboon mahogany |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGaboon mahogany Gaboon mahogany n. the soft, light, pliable wood of the tropical African tree Aucoumea klaineana (family Burseraceae), used especially for plywood; (occasionally also) the tree itself; = okoume n.See also gaboon wood n. (b). ΚΠ 1897 Timber & Wood Working Machinery 21 Aug. 527/2 The African wood, which was an excellent selection, Mr. Dobell quickly sold out (with the exception of the Gaboon mahogany) at full prices. 1900 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) Nos. 157–168. 3 M. Cornu has at the present time under cultivation in the gardens plants of the Gabon mahogany of commerce, which so far he has been enabled to identify as a species of Bursera. 1963 Geography 48 155 The characteristic species is Aucomea Klaineana, more commonly known locally and in trade as okoumé and also erroneously referred to as Gabon mahogany. < as lemmas |
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