sapele mahogany

noun

sa·​pe·​le mahogany

variants or sapele or less commonly sapeli

səˈpēlē

plural -s

1

: mahogany sense 1b(2)

2

: a tree (especially Entandrophragma cylindricum) that produces sapele mahogany

Word History

Etymology

sapele, sapeli from native name in West Africa

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