单词 | canary wood |
释义 | Canary woodn.1 The yellow-brown, mahogany-like wood of either of two trees of the family Lauraceae, Apollonias barbujana and Phoebe indica, primarily used in carpentry and cabinetmaking. Also: a tree producing such wood. A. barbujana and P. indica are both native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > other non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] andrachne1601 genip1666 allspice1686 allspice tree1691 Morinda1754 garcinia1760 pea tree1766 canarium1776 Pemphis1777 oak tree1789 buddleia1791 ixora1816 Canary wood1820 persea1823 naio1826 plume nutmeg1846 partridge pea1852 Leichhardt-tree1860 hardwood1864 scrubwood1874 tree lily1891 pagoda tree1940 schefflera1954 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > wood of other specific trees thornc1330 poplara1450 asp1551 angelin1670 dogwood1670 serpent-wood1681 locust wood1742 canarium1776 stave-wood1778 lacewood1803 Canary wood1820 chestnut1823 brier-wood1868 jasmine-wood1870 angelique1873 sakura1911 1820 T. Tredgold Elem. Princ. Carpentry 232 Canary wood. 1832 London Morning Post 6 Jan. Ladies' work tables of Canary wood, richly ornamented and inlaid with ivory. 1889 Cent. Dict. Canary-wood, the handsome, dark-colored, mahogany-like wood of Persea Indica and Apollonias Canariensis, lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira. 1916 Missouri Bot. Garden Bull. 4 182 Persea indica. Lauraceae. Canary wood.—This is a fine evergreen tree, native of the Canary Islands and Madeira. 1976 Guardian 19 Aug. 6/6 A cupboard in ebony and Canary wood. 2007 R. Mead Tenerife (ed. 3) ii. 41 There are the traditional five naves..and ornately carved Canary wood choir stalls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). canary woodn.2 The yellow or orange-coloured wood of any of various trees, esp. Liriodendron tulipifera (family Magnoliaceae) and Morinda citrifolia (family Rubiaceae), primarily used in carpentry and cabinetmaking; a tree producing such wood. Liriodendron tulipifera is also called tulip poplar, tulip-tree, yellow poplar. Morinda citrifolia is also called Indian mulberry, noni. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of South American trees letterwood1655 kingwood1788 canary wood1822 saouari wooda1832 macaco-wood1835 paddlewood1837 quebracho1839 mustaiba1843 violet-wood1843 taigu wood1868 rauli1874 louro1914 balsa wood1917 palisander1930 1822 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. III. lvii. 608 The Dutch found in this country [sc. New Guinea] iron-wood, ebony, canary-wood [Fr. canari], lingoa, and the grape-formed nutmeg. 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 78 Canary-wood..is of a light orange colour, and generally sound. 1887 Amer. Architect & Building News Jan. 8/1 This is the Liriodendron tulipifera of Linnæus, the..whitewood, canary whitewood, canary-wood, or canoe-wood. 1898 Brit. Bee Jrnl. 17 Mar. 104/1 Canary wood is not good for hives, being subject to much shrinkage, and it is of too open grain and so lacks toughness. 1905 J. W. Riley Man. Carpentry & Joinery i. 19 There are two or three kinds of wood which are indiscriminately mixed and known as canary wood: American white wood, bass wood, and tulip-tree wood. 1957 Oceania 28 126 Morinda citrifolia, Canary wood, Indian Mulberry; [fruit] edible but bitter flavour and granulated. 1998 D. Macomber Montana (new ed.) iv. 69 Molly's boys sat on the top step, sanding a couple of carvings he'd fashioned from canary wood. 2007 N.Y. Times 14 June f9/4 A permit..certifying that the woods he used—which included tarara (canary wood) for the cabinets and tajibo for windows and doors—could be exported legally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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