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gaboon
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gaboon [gəˈbuːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the dark mahogany-like wood from a western and central African burseraceous tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used in plywood, for furniture, and as a veneer
[altered from Gabon]
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