lem|on|wood

lem|on|wood
lem|on|wood «LEHM uhn WUD», noun.
1. a) a tropical American tree of the madder family with hard, strong wood. b) its wood, used especially for making bows.
2. an evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa, belonging to the madder family, sometimes growing to a height of 20 to 30 feet and having a hard, tough wood.
3. = tarata. (Cf.tarata)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lem Barney — Position(en): Cornerback Trikotnummer(n): 20 geboren am 8. September 1945 in Gulfport, Mississippi Karriereinformationen Aktiv: 1967–1977 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NIAI LEM-3 — LEM 3 Role Transport National origin USSR Manufacturer NIAI (Naoochno Issledovatel skiy Aero Institoot scientific test aero institute) Designer Yuri Vladimirovich Domrachayev Leonid Sergeyevich Vild grub First flight early 1934 …   Wikipedia

  • lima wood — ˈlēmə , ˈlīmə noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: from Lima, Peru : a soluble red wood derived from a tree (Caesalpinia tinctoria) of Ecuador and Peru and used in dyeing …   Useful english dictionary

  • Willie Wood — Position(en): Safety Trikotnummer(n): 24 geboren am 23. Dezember 1936 in Washington D.C. Karriereinformationen Aktiv: 1960–1971 Ungedraftet im Jahr 1960 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • xy|lem — «ZY lehm», noun. the tissue in a plant or tree. It consists of tissue that conveys upward by capillary attraction the water and dissolved minerals absorbed by the roots and provides support. It is the harder portion of a vascular bundle, and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lemonwood — /lem euhn wood /, n. 1. a tropical American tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum, of the madder family, having flowers with conspicuous white calyx lobes. 2. the hard, tough wood of this tree, used for fishing rods and archery bows. Also called… …   Universalium

  • lemming — /lem ing/, n. any of various small, mouselike rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, etc., noted for periodic mass migrations that sometimes result in mass drownings. [1600 …   Universalium

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …   Wikipedia

  • Chang Naga — Chang Regions with significant populations Nagaland, India 16,075 (2001) [1] Languages …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”