Philippine mahogany

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Philippine mahogany

noun Philippine mahoganies

US, uncountable, usually Any of several species of tree whose wood resemble mahogany (Swietenia spp.) in some ways, such as tanguile (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), red lauan (Rubroshorea negrosensis, syn. Shorea negrosensis; Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), white lauan (Parashorea macrophylla), tiaong (Rubroshorea teysmanniana, syn. Shorea teysmanniana), almon (Shorea spp., esp. Shorea eximia), mayapis (Dipterocarpoideae spp.), bagtikan (Dipterocarpoideae spp., esp. Parashorea malaanon and Parashorea warburgii).

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@misc{philippine_mahogany_2026,
  title = {Philippine mahogany},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/philippine%20mahogany},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}