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African walnut

noun

Definition of African walnut 

1 : a tropical African timber tree (Lovoa klaineana) of the family Meliaceae

2 : the yellowish wood of the African walnut having the grain and figure of mahogany

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First Known Use of African walnut

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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