单词 | afrormosia |
释义 | afrormosia /af'rawr moh"zee euh, -zheuh, -rohr-/, n. 1. a tree, Pericopsis elata (or Afrormosia elata), of western Africa, having wood that resembles teak and is used in cabinetwork. 2. the wood of this tree. [ < NL (1906), orig. the genus name, equiv. to L Afr-, s. of Afer (adj.) African + NL Ormosia a genus to which the plant was first attributed (irreg. from Gk hórmos necklace + NL -ia -IA; so called because the seeds of the plant were strung as necklaces)] |
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