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lau·an | \ ˈlü-ˌän 
, lü-ˈän; lau̇-ˈän \
, lü-ˈän; lau̇-ˈän \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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The first known use of lauan was in 1894
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