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单词 coral-wood
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coral-woodn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoral-wood.
A fine hard cabinet-wood from Central and South America, which becomes of a beautiful red or coral colour.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > woods of specific colour or dye-woods
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1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 620 The Aquitztli of New Spain..an elegant Tree called Coralwood.
1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 62 The Americans use the Coral Wood for several Sorts of Work.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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