cailcedran.
/ˌkʌɪlˈsɛdrə/, U.S. /ˌkaɪlˈsidrə/, /ˌkaɪlˈsɛdrə/ A lofty tree of West Africa, Khaya senegalensis, of which the wood is specially adapted for joinery and the bark furnishes a bitter tonic.
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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Cailcedra-wood, the timber of Flindersia australis.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 662/1 The wood of the cailcedra..is used in joiner's work and inlaying.
1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 297 Cailcédra or Mahogany Tree of the Gambia.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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