gmelina

American  

[gmel-uh-nuh, gmey-luh-] / ˈgmɛl ə nə, ˈgmeɪ lə- /

noun

1. a deciduous tree, Gmelina arborea, native to Southeast Asia,whose timber is important in the tropics.

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Example Sentences

Trees such as Cordia wood, mahogany and gmelina are disappearing from the forest’s periphery, according to both sawmillers and reserve gatekeepers.

From Seattle Times

They swayed as they sang, and Olanna imagined that the mango and gmelina trees swayed too, in agreement, in one fluid arc.

From Literature

Tall gmelina trees swayed in the wind, and underneath them were hawkers, guarding trays of bananas and groundnuts, and okadas all parked close to each other, the motorcyclists talking and laughing, but each of them alert to customers.

From Literature

Gmelina and dogonyaro trees stood firmly on either side.

From Literature

Marguerite Cartwright Avenue was bordered by tall gmelina trees.

From Literature