variants:
or East African pine
Definition of East African yellowwood
: real yellowwood also : a related tree (Podocarpus gracilior synonym Afrocarpus gracilior) of eastern Africa with flattened, needlelike leaves and valuable yellowish-brown wood
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The first known use of East African yellowwood was in 1920
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