zebrawood tree

zebrawood tree
noun
any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood
Syn: ↑zebrawood
Hypernyms: ↑tree
Hyponyms:
Substance Meronyms: ↑zebrawood

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  • zebrawood — noun 1. handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑zebrawood tree 2. any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood • Syn: ↑zebrawood tree …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zebrawood — e bra*wood , n. (a) A kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown, and whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical American tree ({Connarus Guianensis}). (b) The wood of a small West Indian myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia fragrans}). (c) The wood …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zebrawood — Taxobox name = Zebrawood image width = regnum = Plantae phylum = Tracheophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Legumenosae genus = Microberlinia species = M. brazzavillensis binomial = Microberlinia brazzavillensis binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • zebrawood — noun Date: 1783 1. any of several trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood: as a. a tall South American timber tree (Astronium fraxinifolium) of the cashew family b. a tall western African timber tree (Microberlinia brazzavillensis) of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • zebrawood — Araroba Ar a*ro ba, n. [Tupi.] 1. Goa powder. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil ({Centrolobium robustum}) having handsomely striped wood; called also {zebrawood}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • zebrawood — /ˈzɛbrəwʊd/ (say zebruhwood) noun 1. the striped hardwood of a tropical American tree, Connarus guianensis, used for cabinetwork, etc. 2. the tree itself. 3. any of various similar woods or trees. {zebra + wood1} …  

  • goncalo alves — noun tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction… …   Useful english dictionary

  • marblewood — noun 1. hard marbled wood • Syn: ↑marble wood • Hypernyms: ↑zebrawood, ↑zebrawood tree • Substance Holonyms: ↑marble wood, ↑Andaman marble, ↑Diospyros kurzii …   Useful english dictionary

  • arariba — noun Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood • Syn: ↑Centrolobium robustum • Hypernyms: ↑zebrawood, ↑zebrawood tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Centrolobium, ↑genus Centrolobium * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • marble-wood — noun 1. hard marbled wood • Syn: ↑marblewood • Hypernyms: ↑zebrawood, ↑zebrawood tree • Substance Holonyms: ↑marblewood, ↑Andaman marble, ↑Diospyros kurzii …   Useful english dictionary

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