Chittagong wood

noun

: the wood of either of two Indian trees (Chukrasia tabularis and Toona ciliata) of the family Meliaceae used for its mahoganylike qualities in cabinetwork

Word History

Etymology

from Chittagong, division of East Bengal, Pakistan

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