noun
Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood
• Syn: ↑Philippine mahogany, ↑kalantas, ↑Toona calantas, ↑Cedrela calantas
• Hypernyms: ↑mahogany, ↑mahogany tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Toona, ↑genus Toona
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nounUsage: 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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.