单词 | indian mahogany |
释义 | > as lemmasIndian mahogany Indian mahogany n. the toon or red cedar, Toona ciliata (family Meliaceae); the wood of this. ΚΠ 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 42/2 Toon-wood is extensively employed in India for making furniture and cabinet-work. It is sometimes called Indian mahogany, and sometimes Indian cedar. 1938 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) II. 439/2 The Cedrela Toona, the Toon or Indian mahogany tree, is a large tree 50–60ft. 2001 B. P. Pandey Taxon. Angiosperms (ed. 6) 261 Toona ciliata..; Eng.—Red cedar... This is a good timber tree and sometimes known as ‘Indian Mahogany’. < as lemmas |
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