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utile2

Syllabification: (u·ti·le)
Pronunciation: /ˈyo͞otl-ē/
Definition of utile

noun

  • a large tropical African hardwood tree with timber that is widely used as a substitute for mahogany.
    • Entandrophragma utile, family Meliaceae

Origin:

1950s: modern Latin, specific epithet; see utile1

utile in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of utile in the British & World English dictionary