单词 | white quebracho |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite quebracho 2. More fully white quebracho. Any of several South American trees of the genus Aspidosperma (family Apocynaceae), esp. A. quebracho-blanco, with soft wood used as timber for flooring, furniture, etc.; (also) this wood itself. Also: the bark of this tree or a medicinal preparation made from it. ΚΠ 1887 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 9 583 The forests contain much valuable timber, including the quebracho (Aspidosperma Quebracho). 1906 Lancet 27 Jan. 244/1 Another member of the family, the white quebracho, is exceedingly active, affecting and, finally, paralysing the respiration, central nervous system, and heart. 1924 S. J. Record & C. D. Mell Timbers Trop. Amer. ii. 508 White quebracho is the name most commonly applied to Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco..of Argentina, Paraguay, and south-western Brazil. 1945 Econ. Geogr. 21 146/2 White quebracho..has large percentage of tannin in its foliage, but little in the bark, and is not exploited for its tannin content. 1984 Americas 41 73 However, many poles were of white quebracho, palm and other soft woods... These were quickly subject to..various kinds of rot. < as lemmas |
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