caviuna wood

caviuna wood
noun
an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
Hypernyms: ↑rosewood, ↑rosewood tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Dalbergia, ↑genus Dalbergia

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\\|kavē|ünə-, kəˈvyü-\ noun
Etymology: Portuguese cabiuna, probably from Tupi caa- biuna

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