marblewood

[ mahr-buhl-wood ]

/ ˈmɑr bəlˌwʊd /

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noun

any of several trees having wood somewhat resembling marble in graining or texture, as Diospyros marmorata, of southern Asia, or Olea paniculata, of Australia.

the wood of any of these trees.

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Origin of marblewood

First recorded in 1745–55; marble + wood¹

Words nearby marblewood

marbled white, Marblehead, marbleize, marble orchard, marbles, marblewood, marbling, marbly, Marburg, Marburg disease, Marburg virus

British Dictionary definitions for marblewood

marblewood

/ (ˈmɑːbəlˌwʊd) /

noun

a Malaysian tree, Diospyros marmorata : family Ebenaceae

the distinctively marked wood of this tree, having black bands on a lighter background

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