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 • Aug. 29, 2023

When Papa-Nnukwu rose and stretched, his entire body, like the bark of the gnarled gmelina tree in our yard, captured the gold shadows from the lamp flame in its many furrows and ridges.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We always chose whistling pine because the branches were malleable, not as painful as the stiffer branches from the gmelina or the avocado.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Marguerite Cartwright Avenue was bordered by tall gmelina trees.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie