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‖ primavera|priːməˈvɛərə|
[Sp. primavera, lit. spring; so called from its early flowering, the flowers appearing at the top like a bright yellow cloud, usually before the leaves.]
A tall tree, Tabebuia Donnell-Smithii, a native of Mexico and Central America, the wood of which, also known as white mahogany, has been since c 1885 much used in cabinet-making in U.S.A.
1892in Coulter's Botanical Gaz. XVII. 418. 1953 R. Chandler Long Good-Bye xv. 95 The table of polished primavera. |