Meaning of LANCEWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'lans`wûd
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- [n] source of most of the lancewood of commerce
- [n] durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
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| | Synonyms: | | lancewood tree, Oxandra lanceolata |
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| | See Also: | | lancewood, tree, wood | |
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| | Definition: | | \Lance"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs,
archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree
which produces this wood, {Duguetia Quitarensis} (a native of
Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family
({Anonase[ae]}).
{Australian lancewood}, a myrtaceous tree ({Backhousia
Australis}).
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