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Meaning of KHAYA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  African mahogany trees
 
 Synonyms: genus Khaya
 
 See Also: African mahogany, family Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae, rosid dicot genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Kha"ya\, n. (Bot.)
A lofty West African tree ({Khaya Senegalensis}), related to
the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood.
The bark is used as a febrifuge.
 

 

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