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.
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