| 单词 | red ebony |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred ebony red ebony n. the hard, heavy wood of any of several tropical trees, esp. the Caribbean tree, Brya ebenus (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), used for musical instruments and cabinet work; (also) any of these trees themselves. ΚΠ 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. iii. xiii. 71/1 There are three Sorts of Ebony, to wit, the Black... The Second is the red Ebony; the Third is the Green Ebony. 1756 R. Rolt New Dict. Trade As to red ebony, called also grenadilla, it is but imperfectly known. 1854 Encycl. Americana IV. 385/2 Red ebony, so called, though its color is brown, striped with black, is less compact, and is also brought from Madagascar. 1907 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 12 Aug. 7/2 300,000 acres virgin forest in Mexico, consisting of mahogany, red ebony, other valuable cabinet woods, [etc.]. 1988 Bull. Lat. Amer. Res. 7 291 In 1932..the timber merchant received 36,000 pesos for the planks of a red ebony tree which when processed would yield 250,000 pesos. < as lemmas |
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