swietenia

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swietenia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Swietenia \Swie*te"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Gerard Van
     Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.)
     A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species
     (Sweitenia Mahogoni), the mahogany tree.
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