| 单词 | primavera mahogany |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprimavera mahogany More fully primavera mahogany. A tree of Mexico and Central America, Tabebuia donnell-smithii (family Bignoniaceae), with striking trumpet-shaped yellow flowers that cover the crown after the leaves are shed. Also: the light-coloured wood of this tree, used esp. for furniture and inlaying (also called white mahogany). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > of South America or West Indies sweetwood1607 mastic1657 acajou1666 bastard locust tree1670 bastard locust tree1670 alligator wood1696 muskwood1696 lancewood1697 rodwood1716 cog-wood1725 soapwood1733 down tree?1740 pigeon plum1743 break-axe tree1756 horse-wood1756 loblolly whitewood1756 Spanish elm1756 trumpet-tree1756 ahuehuete1778 ocote1787 locust tree1795 Madeira wood1796 peroba1813 roble1814 louro1816 cecropia1824 purple heart1825 wallaba1825 trumpet-wood1836 gumbo-limbo1837 poui1838 quebracho1839 snake-wood1843 yacca1843 horseflesh wood1851 necklace tree1858 Honduras rosewood1860 turanira1862 softwood1864 wattle-wood1864 balsa tree1866 primavera1871 rauli1874 lemon-wood1879 wheel-tree1882 Spanish stopper1883 gurgeon-stopper1884 pinkwood-tree1884 stopper1884 sloth-tree1885 imbaubaa1893 Spanish cedar1907 amarant1909 Parana pine1916 imbuya1919 mastic-bully1920 banak1921 timbo1924 becuiba1934 1871 N.Y. Times 27 June 3/2 The outside is constructed of a light-colored wood called primavera, or a species of white mahogany. 1892 Bot. Gaz. 17 419 This is said to be one of the most beautiful trees of Mexico, and is called ‘primavera’. 1920 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 24 Dec. 5/1 A government bulletin does not mention primavera mahogany, which is a Mexican tree belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. 1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xv. 96 The table of polished primavera. 1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 261 Prima Vera usually shows very little differentiation between heartwood and sap, being yellowish-white in colour. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Nov. 44/2 Would he really have incorporated such luxurious and sensuous materials as travertine floors, primavera wood paneling, and shantung draperies? 2004 Los Angeles Times 14 Nov. l11 Tanja and Santos led us up a steep, pebbled dirt path lined with leafy parota and primavera trees and dense brush. < as lemmas |
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