greenheart

[ green-hahrt ]

/ ˈgrinˌhɑrt /

noun

a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding.

any of certain other timber trees of tropical America.

their valuable greenish wood.

Origin of greenheart

First recorded in 1750–60; green + heart

Words nearby greenheart

Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, Greenham Common, greenhead, greenheart, green heron, greenhorn, greenhouse, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas

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Example sentences from the Web for greenheart

Her sides are some eighteen inches thick, and sheathed and resheathed with "greenheart" to help her in battering the ice.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Greenheart is the wood used for gates exposed to salt water, as it resists the attack of the teredo in temperate climates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5|Various
I saw a friend last autumn produce a 15-foot greenheart rod on Tweedside.
Lines in Pleasant Places|William Senior
The ice-skin is of greenheart, and covers the whole ship's side from the keel to 18 inches from the sheer strake.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen

The material used is dagame, or greenheart, the butt being 5/8 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for greenheart

greenheart

/ (ˈɡriːnˌhɑːt) /

noun

Also called: bebeeru a tropical American lauraceous tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiaei, that has dark green durable wood and bark that yields the alkaloid bebeerine

any of various similar trees

the wood of any of these trees

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单词	greenheart
释义	greenheart [ green-hahrt ] / ˈgrinˌhɑrt / noun a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding. any of certain other timber trees of tropical America. their valuable greenish wood. Origin of greenheart First recorded in 1750–60; green + heart Words nearby greenheart Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, Greenham Common, greenhead, greenheart, green heron, greenhorn, greenhouse, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for greenheart Her sides are some eighteen inches thick, and sheathed and resheathed with "greenheart" to help her in battering the ice. A Labrador Doctor\|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Greenheart is the wood used for gates exposed to salt water, as it resists the attack of the teredo in temperate climates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5\|Various I saw a friend last autumn produce a 15-foot greenheart rod on Tweedside. Lines in Pleasant Places\|William Senior The ice-skin is of greenheart, and covers the whole ship's side from the keel to 18 inches from the sheer strake. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2\|Roald Amundsen The material used is dagame, or greenheart, the butt being 5/8 in. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for greenheart greenheart / (ˈɡriːnˌhɑːt) / noun Also called: bebeeru a tropical American lauraceous tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiaei, that has dark green durable wood and bark that yields the alkaloid bebeerine any of various similar trees the wood of any of these trees Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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