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Definition of Philippine cedar
1. Noun. Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood.
Generic synonyms: Mahogany, Mahogany Tree
Group relationships: Genus Toona, Toona
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philippine Cedar
Literary usage of Philippine cedar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"... sweet potatoes, grapes, yams, and fruits, in the greatest abundance; an infinite
number of cedars,4 whose 4 The calantas, or Philippine cedar (Cedrela, ..."
2. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Calantas, or Philippine cedar in great abundance for cigar boxes, fine boxes,
and jewel caskets. Then Molave, called by the natives the "queen of woods," ..."
3. Report of the Philippine Commission to the President by United States Philippine Commission, Jacob Gould Schurman, George Dewey, Elwell Stephen Otis, Charles Denby, Dean Conant Worcester (1901)
"Calantas or Philippine cedar (Cedrela odorata BL).—Tree of great size, giving
logs up to 40 feet long by 35 inches square. The wood is flesh color, ..."
4. Farm and Forest edited by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1911)
"... or Philippine cedar, found almost everywhere, and pines that grow on the
mountain slopes of ..."
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