sapele: Meaning and Definition of

sa•pe•le

Pronunciation: (su-pē'lē), [key]
— n.
  1. Also calledthe mahoganylike wood of any of several African trees of the genus Entandrophragma, used for making furniture.
  2. a tree, esp. Entandrophragma cylindricum, of the mahogany family, yielding this wood. Also called
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.