gaboon

gaboon
/geuh boohn", ga-, gah-/, n.
1. Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
2. the tree itself. Also called okoume.
[1910-15; var. of GABON]

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