gaboon
[ guh-boon ]
noun
Also called ga·boon ma·hog·a·ny [guh-boonmuh-hog-uh-nee] /gəˈbun məˈhɒg ə ni/ . the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree,Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
the tree itself.
Origin of gaboon
1First recorded in 1910–15; variant of Gabon
- Also called okoume.
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How to use gaboon in a sentence
And what did your letters of marque say as to the Portuguese slaver we sank in the Gaboons?
Athelstane Ford | Allen Upward
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
Origin of gaboon
1C20: altered from Gabon
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