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| sa·pe·le [ sə plee ] (plural sa·pe·les or sa·pe·le) |
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1. wood like mahogany: a wood that resembles mahogany. Use: furniture-making.
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2. West African tree with hard wood: a tall rain-forest tree that produces sapele. Native to: West Africa. Genus Entandrophragma.
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| [Early 20th century. After Sapele, port in Nigeria] |
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