gaboon

American  

[guh-boon] / gəˈbun /

noun

1. Also called gaboon mahogany.  the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.

2. the tree itself.

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gaboon British  

/ ɡəˈbuːn /

noun

1. the dark mahogany-like wood from a western and central African burseraceous tree, Aucoumea klaineana , used in plywood, for furniture, and as a veneer

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Etymology

Origin of gaboon

First recorded in 1910–15; variant of Gabon

Example Sentences

Nature has provided an abundance of slithering assailants to watch out for: rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins and coral snakes in the United States; kraits in Southeast Asia; taipans in Australia; Nikolsky’s vipers in Ukraine; Gaboon vipers with 2-inch-long fangs in Africa, and bushmasters in Central America.

From Los Angeles Times

The Gaboon vipers, originally from central Africa, were worth approximately $900.

From Washington Times

Gaboon vipers have the longest fangs of any venomous snake, and their bite can be fatal, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo.

From Washington Times

In spring 2017, for example, Gutierrez helped transport 30 African spurred tortoises, 11 Gaboon vipers and four black-necked spitting cobras into Mexico.

From Washington Post

It added that collectors prize both species of turtles in the domestic and foreign trade markets, while the venom of the Gaboon viper – which is native to Sub-Saharan Africa -- "can cause shock, loss of consciousness or death in humans."

From Fox News