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tenio

noun
te·​nio | \tə̇ˈnēˌō\
plural -s

Definition of tenio 

1 : a timber tree (Weinmannia trichosperma) of southern South America

2 : the rosy-brown wood of the tenio that resembles that of the sweet birch

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Spanish teníu

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