English Explanatory Dictionary

canarywood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
  2. The yellow wood of various trees:
  3. Centrolobium species (South America).
  4. Eucalyptus albens (Australia)
  5. The tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (US)
  6. Morinda citrifolia
  7. Nauclea orientalis (Southeast Asia to Australia)

Word forms

canarywood

Etymology

From canary + wood.

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