| 单词 | porcupine wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasporcupine wood porcupine wood n. the wood of the coconut palm, having variegated markings like those of a porcupine quill. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > palm palmyra1698 porcupine wood1779 cabbage wood1829 palmyra wood1846 nutmeg-wooda1854 1779 J. Gerard Catal. Coll. Anc. & Mod. Coins & Medals 12 A beautiful petrified porcupine-wood solid oval box. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 441 The wood is commercially known as Porcupine wood, and is used in India for rafters and ridge poles, house-posts,..also for spear-handles, walking-sticks, and fancy work. 1902 J. Gifford Pract. Forestry ix. 215 The outer wood of the coconut palm is called porcupine-wood, because when cut in a certain way the fibers resemble the quills of the porcupine. 1990 Pract. Woodworking Mar. 87/1 (advt.) Importers of decorative hardwoods..stocks include..porcupinewood. < as lemmas |
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