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/let"euhr wood'/, n.snakewood.[1690-1700, designating another tree; LETTER1 + WOOD1, so called from the wood's letterlike markings]
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Letterwood — Let ter*wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus {Brosimum} ({Brosimum Aubletii}), found in Guiana; so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
letterwood — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of French bois de lettres; from the fancied resemblance of its markings to letters of the alphabet 1. : the mottled wood of a So. American tree (Brosimum aubletii) used for veneer 2. : the tree that… … Useful english dictionary
Brosimum Aubletii — Letterwood Let ter*wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus {Brosimum} ({Brosimum Aubletii}), found in Guiana; so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leopardwood — Letterwood Let ter*wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus {Brosimum} ({Brosimum Aubletii}), found in Guiana; so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snakewood — Letterwood Let ter*wood ( w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus {Brosimum} ({Brosimum Aubletii}), found in Guiana; so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leopardwood — leop ard*wood , n. (Bot.) See {Letterwood}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ophioxylon serpentinum — Snakewood Snake wood , n. (Bot.) (a) An East Indian climbing plant ({Strychnos colubrina}) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. (b) An East Indian climbing shrub ({Ophioxylon serpentinum}) which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plumieria rubra — Snakewood Snake wood , n. (Bot.) (a) An East Indian climbing plant ({Strychnos colubrina}) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. (b) An East Indian climbing shrub ({Ophioxylon serpentinum}) which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snakewood — Snake wood , n. (Bot.) (a) An East Indian climbing plant ({Strychnos colubrina}) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. (b) An East Indian climbing shrub ({Ophioxylon serpentinum}) which has the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strychnos colubrina — Snakewood Snake wood , n. (Bot.) (a) An East Indian climbing plant ({Strychnos colubrina}) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. (b) An East Indian climbing shrub ({Ophioxylon serpentinum}) which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
