SINCE 1828
lauan
noun
lau·an
| \ ˈlü-ˌän
, lü-ˈän; lau̇-ˈän
\
, lü-ˈän; lau̇-ˈän
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Definition of lauan
: the light yellow to reddish-brown or brown wood of any of various tropical southeast Asian trees (as of the genera Shorea and Parashorea) which sometimes enters commerce as Philippine mahogany
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