释义 |
im·bu·ia noun or em·bu·ia also im·bu·ya \ə̇mˈbüyə\ (-s) Etymology: Portuguese 1. : any of several Brazilian timber trees of the genera Nectandra and Phoebe (family Lauraceae) 2. : the light to dark brown lustrous durable often strikingly figured wood of the imbuias that is readily polished and much used for fine cabinetwork — called also Brazilian walnut |