cocuswood

British  

/ ˈkəʊkəsˌwʊd /

noun

1. wood from the tropical American leguminous tree Brya ebenus , used for inlaying, turnery, musical instruments, etc

2. the source of this wood, an important timber tree in parts of the Caribbean

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Example Sentences

Logwood 32,930 4,332 Fustic 9,808 1,771 Nicaragua 7,909 112 Barwood 1,896 1,229 Sappan 3,670 — Green Ebony, and Cocuswood 1,457 — Red Sanders 656 — Camwood 416 — Brazil and Brazillito 309 — 59,051 7,444 Thus we perceive the annual consumption of heavy dyewoods in this country, in dyeing cotton, linen, woollen and silk goods, &c., exceeds in weight 51,000 tons.

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