| 单词 | white mahogany |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite mahogany white mahogany n. any of various pale timbers thought to resemble mahogany in quality; (also) any of various trees producing such timber, esp. Eucalyptus acmenoides of Australia and primavera ( Roseodendron donnell-smithii) of Mexico and Central America. ΚΠ 1860 G. Bennett Gatherings Naturalist Australasia xix. 361 The Red and White Mahogany-trees may be alluded to, as they are noble in appearance, and the wood is of great durability. 1874 Trans. Calif. State Agric. Soc. 1873 537 The ‘Primavera’, or white mahogany, is an exceedingly fine cabinet wood. 1927 Boys' Life Sept. 12/3 The missing lozenges of ebony or white mahogany—the cabinet maker had been certain that the light wood was that—were replaced. 1958 Cumberland Argus & Fruitgrowers' Advocate (Parramatta, New S. Wales) 26 Nov. 13/2 White Mahogany is a high-class structural timber. 2004 H. Glen What's in Name (Sappi Ltd.) 23/1 Captain John Donnell Smith...collected the type specimen of Tabebuia donnell-smithii, the Primavera or White Mahogany. < as lemmas |
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