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Word: Gaboon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century (in the historical sense ‘a person from the country of Gabon’): from Gaboon (now Gabon); the current sense dates from the 1920s
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡəˈbuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a tropical West African hardwood tree which is valued for its timber.
Short Definition:tropical West African hardwood tree which is valued for its timber
Variant Forms:
- gaboon mahogany
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