gaboon

[ guh-boon ]

noun

1. Also called ga·boon ma·hog·a·ny [g, uh, -, boon, m, uh, -, hog, -, uh, -nee]. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
2. the tree itself.

gaboon

/ ɡəˈbuːn /

noun

1. the dark mahogany-like wood from a western and central African burseraceous tree, Aucoumea klaineana , used in plywood, for furniture, and as a veneer

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaboon¹

First recorded in 1910–15; variant of Gabon

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaboon¹

C20: altered from Gabon

Example Sentences

Nature has provided an abundance of slithering assailants to watch out for: rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins and coral snakes in the United States; kraits in Southeast Asia; taipans in Australia; Nikolsky’s vipers in Ukraine; Gaboon vipers with 2-inch-long fangs in Africa, and bushmasters in Central America.

From Los Angeles Times

The Gaboon vipers, originally from central Africa, were worth approximately $900.

From Washington Times

Gaboon vipers have the longest fangs of any venomous snake, and their bite can be fatal, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo.

From Washington Times

Rance had legally imported 100 Gaboon vipers and other venomous snakes from Africa to Atlanta, but possessed and sold the reptiles in violation of Georgia laws.

From Washington Times

In spring 2017, for example, Gutierrez helped transport 30 African spurred tortoises, 11 Gaboon vipers and four black-necked spitting cobras into Mexico.

From Washington Post