"wenge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛnɡe/
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wenge (uncountable)
  1. A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Legumes Translations (tropical timber): wenge (French), wengé [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-wenge-en-noun-m-yn7pMe Disambiguation of Legumes: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'tropical timber': 100 0
  2. A reddish shade of brown associated with this wood. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Browns
    Sense id: en-wenge-en-noun-kj81n3K4 Disambiguation of Browns: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Congolese rosewood, faux ebony
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