释义 |
redwood I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: red (I) + wood (mad) Scotland : stark mad II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: red (I) + wood (growth of trees) 1. : a wood yielding a red dye: as a. : brazilwood b. : camwood c. : sappanwood d. : lima wood e. : barwood 2. : a tree that yields a red dyewood or that produces wood of a red or reddish color: as a. : red sandalwood b. : amboyna 1 c. : rohun d. : any of various So. American trees of the genera Caesalpinia and Erythroxylon e. : mahogany f. : scotch pine g. : cornelian cherry h. : an Asiatic buckthorn (Rhamnus erythroxylon) i. : a tree (Melhania erythroxylon) of the family Sterculiaceae of St. Helena j. : an African tree (Ochna arborea) with reddish wood k. : false logwood l. : a snakebark (Colubrina ferruginosa) of the West Indies 3. a. : a commercially important coniferous timber tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of California found only on the Coast Range sometimes reaching a height of 360 feet b. : the brownish red light wood of the California redwood tree that resists decay and is much used commercially 4. : a variable color averaging a moderate reddish brown that is lighter and stronger than mahogany, yellower, lighter, and stronger than roan, and lighter, stronger, and very slightly redder than oxblood |