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toon-wood
n.
Indian mahogany, Indian cedar, bastard cedar (Cedrela Toona).

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  • toon — [to͞on] n. [Hindi tūn < Sans tunna] 1. a large Australian and East Indian tree (Cedrela toona) of the mahogany family, with soft, closegrained, reddish wood used in furniture: its flowers yield a dye 2. its wood …   English World dictionary

  • Toon — Toon, n. [Hind. tun, t[=u]n, Skr. tunna.] (Bot.) The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree ({Cedrela Toona}) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toon tree — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toon — I [[t]tun[/t]] n. 1) pln an Australasian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc 2) the wood itself • Etymology: 1800–10; < Hindi tūn < Skt tunna II toon [[t]tun[/t]] n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • toon — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu tūn, from Sanskrit tunna Date: 1810 a southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata syn. Cedrela toona) of the mahogany family with aromatic dark red to reddish brown wood; also its wood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • toon — toon1 /toohn/, n. 1. an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc. 2. the wood itself. [1800 10; < Hindi tun < Skt tunna] toon2 /toohn/, n. (sometimes cap.) a character in an …   Universalium

  • toon — noun [tuːn/ a) Abbreviation of cartoon. b) A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Cedrela toona) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye; also : its wood. Syn: Australian red cedar …   Wiktionary

  • toon — /tun/ (say toohn) noun 1. any of several species of Toona (formerly Cedrela toona) yielding a red wood resembling mahogany, but softer, and extensively used for furniture, carving, etc. 2. the wood. {Hindi tun} …  

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