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Philippine mahogany

Philippine mahogany noun: any of several species of tree whose wood resemble mahogany (Swietenia spp.) in some ways, such as tanguile (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), red lauan (Rubroshorea negrosensis, syn. Shorea negrosensis; Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), white lauan (Parashorea macrophylla), tiaong (Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), almon (Shorea spp., esp. Shorea eximia), mayapis (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), bagtikan (Dipterocarpoideae spp., esp. Parashorea malaanon and Parashorea warburgii).

Noun

Philippine mahogany (usually uncountable, plural Philippine mahoganies)

  1. (US, usually) Any of several species of tree whose wood resemble mahogany (Swietenia spp.) in some ways, such as tanguile (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), red lauan (Rubroshorea negrosensis, syn. Shorea negrosensis; Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), white lauan (Parashorea macrophylla), tiaong (Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), almon (Shorea spp., esp. Shorea eximia), mayapis (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), bagtikan (Dipterocarpoideae spp., esp. Parashorea malaanon and Parashorea warburgii).

Forms of Philippine mahogany

pluralPhilippine mahoganies

Questions about Philippine mahogany

What does Philippine mahogany mean?
Philippine mahogany means any of several species of tree whose wood resemble mahogany (Swietenia spp.) in some ways, such as tanguile (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), red lauan (Rubroshorea negrosensis, syn. Shorea negrosensis; Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), white lauan (Parashorea macrophylla), tiaong (Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), almon (Shorea spp., esp. Shorea eximia), mayapis (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), bagtikan (Dipterocarpoideae spp., esp. Parashorea malaanon and Parashorea warburgii).
What part of speech is Philippine mahogany?
Philippine mahogany is a noun.
What is the plural of Philippine mahogany?
The plural of Philippine mahogany is Philippine mahoganies.

Words near Philippine mahogany in the dictionary

  1. Philippine Islands
  2. Philippine lemon
  3. Philippine lemons
  4. Philippine lime
  5. Philippine limes
  6. Philippine mahogany
  7. Philippine Sea
  8. Philippine Spanish
  9. Philippine Standard Time
  10. Philippine tarsier
  11. Philippine tarsiers

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