canarywood
The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and…The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
The yellow wood of various trees:
(uncountable)Centrolobium species (South America).
(uncountable)Eucalyptus albens (Australia)
(uncountable)The tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (US)
(uncountable)Morinda citrifolia
(uncountable)Nauclea orientalis (Southeast Asia to Australia)
Origin
From canary + wood.From canary + wood.
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