单词 | gaboon ebony |
释义 | > as lemmasGaboon ebony Gaboon ebony n. the hard black heartwood of any of several tropical African trees of the genus Diospyros (family Ebenaceae), esp. D. crassiflora; (occasionally also) a tree producing this wood.See also gaboon wood n. (b). ΚΠ 1902 Dry Goods Reporter 8 Nov. 19/2 The best Gaboon ebony, which takes an absolutely black finish, is the material used for some of the novel articles selling to the holiday trade. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 843/2 The heart-wood is very black and hard and is known as black ebony,..and Gabun, Lagos, Calabar or Niger ebony. 1943 Econ. Geogr. 19 83/2 True ebony is an Asiatic tree but Gabon ebony (D. dendo) and West African ebony (D. crassiflora and D. piscatoria) are woods having properties and uses similar to the Asiatic ebony. 2015 G. E. Teague Witch's Guide Wands 49 Gabon ebony is a threatened species and therefore should be acquired and used carefully. < as lemmas |
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