stave wood

stave wood
noun
large tree of Australasia
Syn:
Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree

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  • stave — [stāv] n. [ME, taken as sing. of staves, pl. of staf,STAFF1] 1. a) any of the thin, shaped strips of wood or metal, set edge to edge to form or strengthen the wall of a barrel, bucket, etc. b) any similar slat, bar, rung, stay, etc. 2. a stick or …   English World dictionary

  • Stave — can refer to:*Staff (music), a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces used in musical notation *Stave church, a Medieval wooden church with post and beam construction prevalent in Norway *The individual wood strips that form the sides of a… …   Wikipedia

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