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单词 Nicaragua
释义 Nicaragua|nɪkəˈrægjuːə|
Also 8 nicar-, nicorago, 9 -guar.
[The name of a republic in Central America.]
Nicaragua wood, a red dye-wood similar to Brazil wood, obtained from some species of Cæsalpinia; peach-wood.
1703Lond. Gaz. No. 3891/3 Nicaragua and Mohogony Wood.1708Ibid. No. 4408/4 A Parcel of Nicorago Wood.1725Sloane Jamaica II. 184 Nicaragua-Wood. This wood is almost as red, and as heavy as the true Brasile.1756P. Browne Jamaica (1789) 17 There are large quantities of logwood, nicarago, and..dry goods and bullion exported from thence.1809R. Langford Introd. Trade 138 Our returns are..nicaragua wood,..hides, &c.1845Encycl. Metrop. XIX. 789/1 Its chief products are..turpentine, liquid amber, and Nicaragua wood.1858Homans Cycl. Comm. 1443/1 Nicaragua, or peach-woods, differ greatly in their quality as well as price.
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