gẹdú noun /ɡɛ̄.dú/
Definitions
  1. the tree Baillonella
  2. the African mahogany trees - Khaya grandifoliola and Khaya ivorensis
  3. timber; (as the species of tree identified as gẹdú are often used as timber) broadly
Etymology
Possibly related to Baatonum gɛ̃dɔ̃ and Igbo ìgèdu
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “gẹdu”. Reference: en-gẹdu-yo-noun-wgSc7O80