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Toona calantas

Toona calantas

9.9
A tree from the Philippines with hard red wood used for building and furniture
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Toona calantas
  • The durable wood of the Toona calantas is highly prized for making fine furniture in the Philippines.

Examples

  • Carpenters often prefer Toona calantas for its pleasant scent and reddish hue.

  • Many forests in Luzon once flourished with native Toona calantas before logging reduced its numbers.

  • The Toona calantas tree is known for its durability.

  • Many craftsmen prefer Toona calantas for making furniture.

  • Carpenters often prefer Toona calantas for its pleasant scent and reddish hue.

  • The durable wood of the Toona calantas is highly prized for making fine furniture in the Philippines.

  • Many forests in Luzon once flourished with native Toona calantas before logging reduced its numbers.

Synonyms

kalantas
vsToona calantas
  • Philippine
9.9

A Philippine tree with hard red wood used for houses and furniture

is the formal species label used in scientific and technical contexts
Philippine cedar
vsToona calantas
  • Philippine
9.6

A tree from the Philippines with hard red fragrant wood used for furniture and building

focuses more on the tree itself than on its common uses
Cedrela calantas
vsToona calantas
  • Philippine
9.9

A Philippine tree with hard red wood that smells pleasant

adds information about the tree's common practical uses in building and furniture

How Hard

ebony
4 5.5
teak
8 4.2
Toona calantas
  • Specialized
9.9
pine
39 2.6
balsa
3 5.6

Surface Forms

Toona calantas singular
Toona calantases plural

Morphology

Toona + calantas

This is a taxonomic species name (a binomial) functioning as an arbitrary label rather than a compositional phrase. Knowing 'Toona' (a genus of trees) does not allow a learner to infer the specific species' properties, and 'calantas' provides no transparent lexical contribution, so the meaning cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Toona calantas is the formal name for a Philippine tree with hard, reddish wood and a pleasant smell. So imagine carpenters choosing its fragrant boards for houses and fine furniture; that image shows why the name means a valued 'timber' tree today.