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KHAYA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Khaya mean? 

KHAYA (noun)
  The noun KHAYA has 1 sense:

1. African mahogany treesplay

  Familiarity information: KHAYA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KHAYA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

African mahogany trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Khaya; Khaya

Hypernyms ("Khaya" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Khaya"):

African mahogany (African tree having hard heavy odorless wood)

Holonyms ("Khaya" is a member of...):

family Meliaceae; mahogany family; Meliaceae (tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)


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