†(a) a medicinal plant (not identified) (obsolete rare); (b) the decorative timber of the South American tree Brosimum guianense (family Moraceae)…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of South American trees (14) letterwood1655 †(a) a medicinal plant (not identified) (obsolete rare); (b) the decorative timber of the South American tree Brosimum guianense (family Moraceae)… kingwood1788 fine-grained hardwood of South American origin, having a purplish colour with black or yellow streaks, and used mainly for veneers. canary wood1822 The yellow or orange-coloured wood of any of various trees, esp. Liriodendron tulipifera (family Magnoliaceae) and Morinda citrifolia (family Rubi… saouari wooda1832 the hard durable timber of these trees, used for shipbuilding. macaco-wood1835 a tree of tropical South America, Tococa guianensis (family Melastomataceae), which bears bladders on its petioles; the wood of this tree. paddlewood1837 A tropical South American tree, Aspidosperma excelsum (family Apocynaceae) (also paddlewood tree); the light, elastic wood of this tree, used esp… quebracho1839 More fully red quebracho. Any of several South American trees of the genus Schinopsis (family Anacardiaceae), esp. S. lorentzii, with hard… mustaiba1843 A close-grained Brazilian wood formerly used for making knife handles, etc., obtained from the rainforest tree Swartzia crocea (family Fabaceae (L… violet-wood1843 (a) kingwood; (b) the wood of the Australian Acacia pendula; (c) the wood of Andira violacea, a tree of Guyana. taigu wood1868 also called lapacho wood: see quot. rauli1874 A deciduous southern beech, Nothofagus alpina (formerly N. procera), occurring in temperate regions of Chile and Argentina; (also) the reddish… louro1914 Any of various tropical American hardwood trees belonging to Ocotea, Nectandra, and related genera of the laurel family, esp. (in full red louro)… balsa wood1917 A bombaceous tree of tropical America, Ochroma lagopus; also, the wood of this tree, used for its extreme lightness. Also balsa tree, balsa wood. Cf… palisander1930 Dark ornamental wood derived from any of various tropical American trees, esp. jacaranda, Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra), and (U.S.) purple… |
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