noun
tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany
• Syn: ↑Lovoa klaineana
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lovoa, ↑genus Lovoa
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nounUsage: usually capitalized A
1. : a tropical African timber tree (Lovoa klaineana) of the family Meliaceae
2. : the yellowish wood of the African walnut having the grain and figure of mahogany
Useful english dictionary. 2012.