| 单词 | african walnut |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAfrican walnut African walnut n. the mahogany-like timber from the tropical African tree Lovoa trichiloides ( Meliaceae) which is typically used for furniture; (also) the tree itself. ΚΠ 1898 Werner's Mag. 21 314 It was consigned as African walnut but names in the lumber trade are as trustworthy as Havana dispatches. 1918 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 18 22 The African walnut, named thus from the colour of its timber... It is however, a mahogany botanically. 1984 Pop. Sci. Apr. 179/1 (advt.) The Swift's hull is planked twice;..limewood for strength, then..planks of African walnut for lasting beauty. 2010 J. Dinwoodie in P. L. J. Domone & J. M. Illston Constr. Materials (ed. 4) lii. 421/1 Dark gum-veins, as present in African walnut, contribute to the pleasing alternations in colour. < as lemmas |
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