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单词 guarea
释义 guarea, n.|ˈgwɑːrɪə|
[a. mod.L. genus name Guarea (Linnaeus Mantissa Plantarum (1771) ii. 150), f. Cuban Sp. guara.]
Any of various tropical hardwood trees of the genus Guarea, esp. the species G. cedrata and G. thompsonii, growing mainly in West Africa and yielding a durable pale mahogany-like timber; also, the timber itself.
1936J. D. Kennedy Forest Flora S. Nigeria 161 The timber is exported as Sapelewood and known on the English market as ‘Gaurea[sic].1947J. C. S. Brough Timbers for Woodwork xvii. 194 Another variety (G. cedrata) is known as ‘scented guarea’.1950C. W. Bond Colonial Timbers 77 Guarea is not quite so pleasant and responsive to work as might be anticipated from its appearance.1972[see obeche n.].1985Listener 21 Feb. 33/4 Hepworth carved several majestic pieces from scented guarea wood.
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