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toon [ toon ] (plural toons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. reddish hardwood: a fragrant hard reddish mahogany. Use: furniture, joinery.

2. red-flowered tree: a tree of the mahogany family that bears red flowers and yields toon. Native to: Australia, tropical Asia.  Latin name Cedrela toona.

[Early 19th century. Via Hindi tūn< Sanskrit tunnaḥ]
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