| 单词 | satin walnut |
| 释义 | > as lemmassatin walnut satin walnut n. U.S. the wood of the American sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua, which is fine-grained and lustrous; (also) the tree itself.This wood is said to have been originally sold as ‘satin walnut’ to disguise its true source, as sweet gum wood can be prone to warping. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > liquidambar tree sweet gum1700 copalm1775 red gum tree1839 liquidambar1843 satin walnut1879 red gum1883 1879 Illustr. Catal. School Merchandise (Baker, Pratt & Co.) 35 The woods used..are Cherry, Ash, Maple, Black and Satin Walnut. 1914 R. G. Lewis Wood-using Industries Maritime Provinces (Bull. Canada Dept. Interior, Forestry Branch, No. 44) 29 Red gum or satin walnut (Liquidamber styraciflua) is not a native tree in Canada, but its lumber is rapidly becoming commercially important. 2014 Contract Sept. 30 The wood drawers are made of richly grained satin walnut. < as lemmas |
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