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ZEBRAWOOD
zebrawood, zebrawood tree
(noun) any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood
zebrawood
(noun) handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zebrawood (countable and uncountable, plural zebrawoods)
Any wood with a figure (grain pattern) like the striping of a zebra, most often wood of the genus Microberlinia.
Synonyms
• zebron
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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