(without article). Thorn bushes or branches collectively; also, the wood of a thorn-tree.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > wood of other specific trees (18) thornc1330 (without article). Thorn bushes or branches collectively; also, the wood of a thorn-tree. poplara1450 The wood of the poplar, characteristically soft, pale in colour, and loose-textured. asp1551 The wood of this tree. angelin1670 The hard durable wood of any of these trees, used in construction and shipbuilding. dogwood1670 The wood of any of these plants; esp. the hard, smooth-grained timber of C. sanguinea, formerly used for making spindles and skewers. serpent-wood1681 the wood of Strychnos colubrina or some related plant. locust wood1742 the wood of a locust tree; esp. the hard wood of the black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia. canarium1776 Any of various large tropical or subtropical evergreen trees of the genus Canarium (family Burseraceae), native to Africa, South-East Asia… stave-wood1778 a name given to several trees furnishing wood suitable for cask-staves (see quots.). lacewood1803 †(a) = lace bark n. (obsolete); (b) finely patterned wood from any of various trees (esp. the silky oak Cardwellia sublimis and any of several plane… Canary wood1820 The yellow-brown, mahogany-like wood of either of two trees of the family Lauraceae, Apollonias barbujana and Phoebe indica, primarily used in… chestnut1823 The wood of the chestnut-tree. brier-wood1868 jasmine-wood1870 Ochna Mauritiana (Miller Plant-n. 1884). angelique1873 A hardwood derived from tropical South American leguminous trees of the genus Dicorynia, which is highly resistant to decay and used in carpentry… sakura1911 A flowering cherry tree belonging to one of the many varieties bred from various species of Prunus; also, the blossom or wood of a tree of this kind. Subcategories:— rod or branch of (2) |
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