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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A close-grained and tough wood obtained from Genipa Americana, a South American and West Indian tree of the natural order Rubiaceæ.

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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Short form of Alana, or from Russian Лана (Lana), diminutive of several names icluding Светлана (Svetlana).

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