单词 | nutmeg-wood |
释义 | > as lemmasnutmeg-wood nutmeg-wood n. rare †(a) a wood containing nutmeg trees (obsolete); (b) the wood of a nutmeg tree. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > palm palmyra1698 porcupine wood1779 cabbage wood1829 palmyra wood1846 nutmeg-wooda1854 a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) II. xxix. 294 The nutmeg wood..is one of the most interesting spots to drive thro' from the beauty of the trees. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 796/1 Nutmeg-wood, the wood of the Palmyra palm, Borassus flabelliformis. 1998 Mainichi Daily News (Japan) (Nexis) 10 Feb. 15 The old, square-shaped kaya (Japanese nutmeg wood) bathtub that Kawabata soaked in. < as lemmas |
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