almon

[ al-mohn, am-uhn ]

/ ˈæl moʊn, ˈæm ən /

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noun

a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.

the hard, yellowish-white wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

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Origin of almon

From Bisayan

“Rookie is one of the few sites I read religiously,” Razorbill editor Jessica Almon said.
Doutzen Kroes Is Expecting; Tavi Gevinson Lands Another Book Deal|The Fashion Beast Team|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Almon B. Green had been made skeptical by the unintelligible orthodox preaching.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler|Pardee Butler
In the case of Almon Babbitt, the Indians were proved to have been white.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke
It is so named because it is the outgrowth of the work of Almon B. Strowger, an early inventor in the automatic telephone art.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2|Kempster Miller

Diggery's favorite character is "Alexander the Great," the son of "Almon."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
But Prof. Almon Waite, toddling behind the treasure, had a metaphor of his own.
When Egypt Went Broke|Holman Day