| Pronunciation: | | 'zeebru`wûd
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| Matching Terms: | | zebrawood family, zebrawood tree
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood
- [n] handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork
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| | Synonyms: | | zebrawood tree |
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| | See Also: | | arariba, Astronium fraxinifolium, Centrolobium robustum, Connarus guianensis, Eugenia dicrana, goncalo alves, marblewood, nakedwood, tree, wood, zebrawood |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ze"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 of an East Indian tree of the genus {Guettarda}.
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