almon

[ al-mohn, am-uhn ]

noun

1. a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
2. the hard, yellowish-white wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of almon¹

From Bisayan

Example Sentences

“Rookie is one of the few sites I read religiously,” Razorbill editor Jessica Almon said.

From The Daily Beast

Almon B. Green had been made skeptical by the unintelligible orthodox preaching.

From Project Gutenberg

In the case of Almon Babbitt, the Indians were proved to have been white.

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It is so named because it is the outgrowth of the work of Almon B. Strowger, an early inventor in the automatic telephone art.

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Diggery's favorite character is "Alexander the Great," the son of "Almon."

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But Prof. Almon Waite, toddling behind the treasure, had a metaphor of his own.

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