Philippine mahogany

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Philippine mahogany

1. Any of various southeast Asian hardwood trees of the genus Shorea and related genera.

2. The wood of any of these trees.

Philippine mahogany [ˈfɪlɪˌpiːn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various Philippine hardwood trees of the genus Shorea and related genera: family Dipterocarpaceae

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Noun	1.	Philippine mahogany - red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish mahogany - wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
	2.	Philippine mahogany - Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood Cedrela calantas, kalantas, Philippine cedar, Toona calantas mahogany tree, mahogany - any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish genus Toona, Toona - formerly included in genus Cedrela

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Cedrela calantas genus Toona kalantas mahogany mahogany tree Philippine cedar red lauan red lauan tree Shorea teysmanniana Toona Toona calantas			Many different kinds of wood are available: fir, ash, birch, Philippine mahogany, walnut, and many rare woods. Building A House That Is Right for You by Geri Mason / Real estate industry community Rick's handiwork is woven throughout the house, from the master bathroom counters of Philippine mahogany to the kitchen's walk-in pantry, which he shelved in black laminate trimmed in mahogany. Raising the roof: creativity reigns in the amazing transformation of ... by Seepe, Nancy Flowers / Mississippi Magazine The stained glass, depicting a ``tree of life,'' will be framed with some of the original Philippine mahogany woodwork from the library. REMODELING WILL CLOSE LIBRARY DEC. 7 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			Philip II of Spain Philip IV Philip Marlowe Philip Michael Ondaatje Philip Milton Roth Philip of Valois Philip Roth Philip the Bold Philip the Good Philip the Magnanimous Philip V Philip VI Philip Warren Anderson Philipp Lenard Philipp Melanchthon Philipp Schwarzerd Philippeville Philippi Philippian Philippians Philippic Philippics Philippine Philippine cedar Philippine Islands Philippine mahogany Philippine monetary unit Philippine peso Philippine Sea Philippines Philippism Philippium Philippize Philippopolis Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus Philips Philister Philistia Philistian Philistine Philistinism Phillidae Phillip Phillips Phillips curve Phillips screw Phillips screwdriver Phillipsite Phillis Wheatley phillumenist phillumeny			Philippine Internet Services Organization Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances Philippine Islands Philippine Islands Philippine Islands Philippine IT Park Philippine Jesuit Prison Service Philippine Journalism Review Philippine Junior Marketing Association Philippine Karatedo League Philippine Kendo Association Philippine Languages Philippine League Against Epilepsy Philippine League of Government and Private Midwives Philippine League of Secretaries to the Sanggunian, Inc. Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development Philippine Leisure and Retirement Authority Philippine Liberation Ribbon Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. Philippine Library Materials Project Foundation, Inc. Philippine Life Insurance Association Philippine Linux Users' Group Philippine Living Island Paradise Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Philippine mahogany Philippine Maize Federation, Inc. Philippine Manufacturing Company Philippine Marathon for the Pasig River Philippine Marine Philippine Maritime Institute Philippine Martial Arts Federation Philippine Medical Association Philippine Medical Association of Hawaii Philippine Medical Association of Michigan Philippine Medical Society of Northern California Philippine Medical Tourism Inc. Philippine Medium Term Plan for Culture and the Arts Philippine Medium-Term Development Plan Philippine Mental Health Association Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Philippine Merchant Marine School Philippine Migrants Rights Watch Philippine Migrants Society of Canada Philippine Migration Research Network Philippine Military Academy Philippine Military Training Philippine Milkfish Philippine Milkfish Philippine Mineral Exploration Association Philippine Mineral Reporting Code

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