turaniran.
A small tree of Brazil and Guyana, Humirium floribundum, the wood of which, turanira-wood n. is used for rafters; its bark is greatly esteemed as a perfume, and when wounded a fragrant yellow balsam, termed in Brazil balsam of Umiri, flows from it. See also quot. 1884.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > fragrant woods
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turanira-wood1884
1862 Catal. Contrib. Brit. Guiana to London Exhib. 37 Turanira, Touranero, or Bastard Bully Tree (Humirium floribundum, Mart.). Used for framing-timber, spokes, &c.
1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Turanira-wood, the wood of Bumelia retusa.
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