Philippine cedar

Philippine cedar
noun
Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Toona, ↑genus Toona

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized P
: a Philippine timber tree (Toona calantas syn Cedrela toona) with red or pale red hard fragrant wood used especially for cigar boxes and interior finish — called also kalantas

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  • Cedrela calantas — kalantas kalantas n. A Philippine timber tree ({Toona calantas} or {Cedrela calantas}) having hard red fragrant wood. Syn: Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cedrela calantas — kalantas kalantas n. A Philippine timber tree ({Toona calantas} or {Cedrela calantas}) having hard red fragrant wood. Syn: Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • kalantas — n. A Philippine timber tree ({Toona calantas} or {Cedrela calantas}) having hard red fragrant wood. Syn: Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toona calantas — kalantas kalantas n. A Philippine timber tree ({Toona calantas} or {Cedrela calantas}) having hard red fragrant wood. Syn: Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toona calantas — kalantas kalantas n. A Philippine timber tree ({Toona calantas} or {Cedrela calantas}) having hard red fragrant wood. Syn: Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, {Toona calantas}, {Cedrela calantas}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cedrela calantas — noun Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood • Syn: ↑Philippine mahogany, ↑Philippine cedar, ↑kalantas, ↑Toona calantas • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree • …   Useful english dictionary

  • kalantas — noun Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood • Syn: ↑Philippine mahogany, ↑Philippine cedar, ↑Toona calantas, ↑Cedrela calantas • Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree …   Useful english dictionary

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