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gaboon
[ guh-boon, ga-, gah- ]
/ gəˈbun, gæ-, gɑ- /
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noun
Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
the tree itself.
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Also called okoume.
Origin of gaboon
First recorded in 1910–15; variant of Gabon
Words nearby gaboon
gablet, gable window, Gabo, Gabon, Gabonese, gaboon, gaboon viper, Gabor, Gaboriau, Gaborone, Gabriel
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British Dictionary definitions for gaboon
gaboon
/ (ɡəˈbuːn) /
noun
the dark mahogany-like wood from a western and central African burseraceous tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used in plywood, for furniture, and as a veneer
Word Origin for gaboon
C20: altered from Gabon
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