The hard and heavy brownish-green wood of G. officinale and G. sanctum, used in medicine; lignum vitæ.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America (20) guaiacum1533 The hard and heavy brownish-green wood of G. officinale and G. sanctum, used in medicine; lignum vitæ. guaiac1558 = guaiacum, n. 2 3. lignum vitae1594 The wood of this tree; = guaiacum, n. 2. sweetwood1607 A name for various trees and shrubs, chiefly lauraceous, of the West Indies and tropical America, some of which furnish valuable timber; also the… green ebony1665 More fully green ebony wood. The hard greenish wood of any of several tropical trees; esp. (a) that of the South American tree Jacaranda mimosifolia… princewoodc1665 Any of several tropical American timbers: (originally) †= kingwood n. at king, n. compounds 4a (obsolete); (later) the dark-coloured, light-veined… alligator wood1696 (a) the timber of the West Indian tree Guarea glabra (sometimes called G. guidonia; family Meliaceae), which has a musky smell supposedly resembling… pimento wood1712 More fully pimento wood. The wood of the pimento or allspice tree. greenheart1719 The hard, heavy, greenish heartwood of the tree Chlorocardium rodiei (see sense 2(b)), whose uses include cabinetmaking and fishing rods, and… mahoea1726 The wood or the fibre of any of these trees. Frequently attributive. galimeta-wood1756 The wood of a West Indian tree (Dipholis salicifolia). determa1769 A native wood of Guyana. bullet-wood1843 The wood of the bully tree (bully, n.4). cocobolo1849 The timber from any one of several species of tree of the Central American genus Dalbergia, or the tree itself (see quots.). Also attributive. lancewood1858 A tough elastic wood imported chiefly from the West Indies, used for carriage-shafts, fishing-rods, cabinet-work, etc. Also, a fishing-rod made… silver-balli1858 (see quot.). yari-yari1858 Name in Guyana for the wood of Duguetia quitarensis, also called lance-wood. Honduras rosewood1860 In the names of plants occurring in Honduras or products obtained from them. the wood of a Central American rosewood, Dalbergia stevensonii… sabicu1866 A timber tree, Lysiloma Sabicu, native of Cuba, the wood of which is greatly valued for its hardness and durability; the wood of this tree. Also… amarant1909 = purple heart, n. 1a and (rare) b. Chiefly U.S. |
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