guarean.

/ˈɡwɑːrɪə/

Etymology: < modern Latin genus name Guarea (Linnaeus Mantissa Plantarum (1771) ii. 150), < Cuban Spanish guara.

Any of various tropical hardwood trees of the genus Guarea, esp. the species G. cedrata and G. thompsonii, growing mainly in West Africa and yielding a durable pale mahogany-like timber; also, the timber itself.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of African trees > West African

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1936 J. D. Kennedy Forest Flora S. Nigeria 161 The timber is exported as Sapelewood and known on the English market as ‘Gaurea’ [sic].

1947 J. C. S. Brough Timbers for Woodwork xvii. 194 Another variety (G. cedrata) is known as ‘scented guarea’.

1950 C. W. Bond Colonial Timbers 77 Guarea is not quite so pleasant and responsive to work as might be anticipated from its appearance.

1972 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 47/2 Among the species displayed by Lathams were two hardwoods—guarea and obeche—which were comparatively unknown at the time [sc. 1925].

1985 Listener 21 Feb. 33/4 Hepworth carved several majestic pieces from scented guarea wood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	guarea
释义	guarean. /ˈɡwɑːrɪə/ Etymology: < modern Latin genus name Guarea (Linnaeus Mantissa Plantarum (1771) ii. 150), < Cuban Spanish guara. Any of various tropical hardwood trees of the genus Guarea, esp. the species G. cedrata and G. thompsonii, growing mainly in West Africa and yielding a durable pale mahogany-like timber; also, the timber itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > African shittima1382 citrus1555 cam-wood1699 jacaranda1753 kokerboom1774 quiver tree1789 geelhout1790 rooihout1790 yellowwood1790 mat-wood1792 assegai1793 assegai tree1793 hardpear1801 rooi els1801 argan1809 beaver-wood1810 mat tree1812 saffraan1819 salie1819 sneezewood1834 African teak1842 hyawaballi1851 sage-wood1854 mvule1858 til1858 yari-yari1858 cannibal stinkwood1859 kiaat1862 knobwood1862 milkwood1862 tryssil1862 sulphur-tree1863 khaya1864 cailcedra1866 flat-crown1868 umzimbeet1870 kuka1882 odum1887 iroko1890 opepe1891 Natal mahogany1904 muhimbi1906 obeche1906 agba1908 makoré1915 afara1920 agboin1920 abura1921 podo1922 afrormosia1923 guarea1936 Mansonia1936 dahoma1955 utile1956 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of African trees > West African pearwood1902 Gaboon1920 guarea1936 makoré1936 idigbo1942 limba1955 ovangkol1972 agboin1974 1936 J. D. Kennedy Forest Flora S. Nigeria 161 The timber is exported as Sapelewood and known on the English market as ‘Gaurea’ [sic]. 1947 J. C. S. Brough Timbers for Woodwork xvii. 194 Another variety (G. cedrata) is known as ‘scented guarea’. 1950 C. W. Bond Colonial Timbers 77 Guarea is not quite so pleasant and responsive to work as might be anticipated from its appearance. 1972 Timber Trades Jrnl. 13 May 47/2 Among the species displayed by Lathams were two hardwoods—guarea and obeche—which were comparatively unknown at the time [sc. 1925]. 1985 Listener 21 Feb. 33/4 Hepworth carved several majestic pieces from scented guarea wood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1936
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