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

• Syn: ↑Astronium fraxinifolium

• Hypernyms: ↑zebrawood, ↑zebrawood tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Astronium, ↑genus Astronium

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\\gənˌsalōˈalvə̇s\ noun

Etymology: Portuguese gonçalo-alves

1. : a tall tropical American timber tree (Astronium fraxinifolium) of the family Anacardiaceae that is especially abundant in eastern Brazil

2. : the hard strong durable heavy wood of the goncalo alves that has a straight grain and dark stripes on a yellowish to pinkish ground and is widely used for veneer, fine furniture, and heavy construction where its durability is important — called also kingwood, zebrawood