Wenge

//ˈwɛnɡeɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii. uncountable

    "Mr. Faraday rattled off the options: Atlantic Luxe (white Carrara marble, African wenge floors, white Pedini cabinets); Harbor Chic (silver cabinets, white-oak flooring and “Portuguese limestone,” Mr. Faraday whispered, running his hand over the counter surface); and Hudson Mod (“the most traditional, with eggshell quartz counters, exotic wood cabinets and American chestnut flooring.”)"

  2. 2
    A reddish shade of brown associated with this wood. uncountable

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