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lauan
lauan (ˈluːɑːn; luːˈɑːn) n (Furniture) US a hard, lightweight wood from trees of the genus Shorea, used in furniture-makingPhil′ippine mahog′any n. 1. any of several Philippine trees of the genus Shorea and related genera, having brown or reddish wood used as lumber and in cabinetry. 2. the wood of any of these trees. lauan
lauan[lə′wän] (materials) Wood from any of several genera of trees of the Philippines, Malaya, and Sarawak; resembles mahogany but shrinks and swells more with changes in moisture. Philippine mahogany, red lauan, white lauanThe wood of trees of several genera found in the Philippines; not a true mahogany, but resembles true mahogany in grain; density ranges from very light to quite heavy; whitish-yellow to pink, brown, or dark red in color; the heavier, darker woods are generally durable and quite strong and are used like true mahogany; the lighter-weight, colored woods are used for interior carpentry, plywood, and general construction.ThesaurusSeeDipterocarpaceae |