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canarywood en · NOUN

Etymology

From canary + wood.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
  2. (uncountable) The yellow wood of various trees: ▸ Centrolobium species (South America).
  3. (uncountable) The yellow wood of various trees: ▸ Eucalyptus albens (Australia)
  4. (uncountable) The yellow wood of various trees: ▸ The tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (US)
  5. (uncountable) The yellow wood of various trees: ▸ Morinda citrifolia
  6. (uncountable) The yellow wood of various trees: ▸ Nauclea orientalis (Southeast Asia to Australia)