| 单词 | madeira mahogany |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMadeira mahogany Madeira mahogany n. Persea (formerly Laurus) indica, a tree of the family Lauraceae native to Madeira, the Canaries, etc.; the wood of this tree, canary-wood. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > mahogany > types of madeira1663 Madeira mahogany1768 Honduras mahogany1786 baywood1869 Spanish wood1875 plum-pudding mahogany1908 avodiré1934 1768 J. Banks Endeavour Jrnl. 13 Sept. (1962) I. 160 We tryed here to learn what Species of wood it is which has been imported into England, and is now known to Cabinet makers by the name of Madeira mahogany. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 334 Laurus indica... The wood..is called Vigniatico in the island of Madeira, and is probably what is imported into England under the name of Madeira mahogany. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Madeira Mahogany, Persea indica. < as lemmas |
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