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coachwood|ˈkəʊtʃwʊd|
[f. coach n. + wood n.1]
Either of two Australian trees, Ceratopetalum apetalum, yielding an aromatic close-grained wood suitable for cabinet making, or Schizomeria ovata; also, the wood of these trees.
1884A. Nilson Timber Trees N.S.W. 43 C. apetalum.—Coachwood..extensively used for coach-making. 1886Encycl. Brit. XX. 174/1 Names are found oddly given by colonists. Their red cedar is the Cedrela Goona;..coachwood, the Ceratopetalum. 1963N. K. Wallis Austral. Timber Handbk. (ed. 2) xiii. 155 Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum) is an important scrubwood growing in the coastal areas of New South Wales. |