| English Dictionary |
SWIETINIA MACROPHYLLA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Swietinia macrophylla mean?
• SWIETINIA MACROPHYLLA (noun)
The noun SWIETINIA MACROPHYLLA has 1 sense:
1. an important Central American mahogany tree
Familiarity information: SWIETINIA MACROPHYLLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SWIETINIA MACROPHYLLA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An important Central American mahogany tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Honduras mahogany; Swietinia macrophylla
Hypernyms ("Swietinia macrophylla" is a kind of...):
mahogany; mahogany tree (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)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot." (English proverb)
"When there are too many carpenters, the door cannot be erected." (Bhutanese proverb)
"A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)
"When there are too many carpenters, the door cannot be erected." (Bhutanese proverb)
"A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)