| 释义 |
odum|əʊˈduːm|
[Native name in Ghana.]
= iroko.
1920Nature 29 July 692/1 Another valuable wood is that labelled Odum..which has also been exported as Iroko, sometimes falsely termed African teak... It possesses none of the qualities of teak with the exception of a superficial resemblance in colour. 1959A. Abbs Ashanti Boy i. 34 The thick, odum stick he kept beside his bed. Ibid. 38 Low easy-chairs made of local mahogany or odum wood. 1962Listener 6 Sept. 359/2 The big odum tree near the school park [in Ghana]. |