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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