wenge

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wenge (uncountable)

A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
- 2008 March 30, Suzanne Slesin, “Taking in the River View From Both Banks”, in New York Times‎:
  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.”)
A reddish shade of brown associated with this wood.
wenge:

tropical timber

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