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peroba|pəˈrəʊbə|
[Pg., f. Tupi.]
Any of several Brazilian hardwood trees, esp. Aspidosperma peroba and other members of this genus, belonging to the family Apocynaceæ, or Paratecoma peroba, of the family Bignoniaceæ; also, the wood of these trees.
1875T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees xxv. 184 Peroba is stronger than teak, but not so heavy. 1920A. L. Howard Man. Timbers of World 209 Peroba Branca... The wood is light greyish-yellow in colour, close and fine in the grain. Ibid. 210 Peroba Rosa... This wood is of a pale rose colour with some darker streaks. 1936Nature 9 May 790/2 First Class restaurant [of the Queen Mary]: Peroba, with feature panels in selected maple burr. 1956Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 185 Red peroba (Great Britain). The name peroba rosa is applied to a group of species of Aspidosperma, of which the principal one is A. peroba. 1971F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 236 White Peroba is essentially a timber for high-quality furniture, panelling and veneers. 1978Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 18 June 47/1 Once lush rain forest, ablaze with jacaranda and peroba trees, settlement is rapidly turning into a wasteland. |