the dark mahogany-like wood from a western and central African burseraceous tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used in plywood, for furniture, and as a veneer
Word origin
C20: altered from Gabon
gaboon in American English
(ɡəˈbuːn, ɡæ-, ɡɑː-)
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
Word origin
[1910–15; var. of gabon]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, carbon cycle, flashback, radio, zing
Examples of 'gaboon' in a sentence
gaboon
`The lot - heat, malaria, swamps, rhinos, crocs, black mambas, gaboon vipers.