marblewood

[ mahr-buh l-woo d ]

/ ˈmɑr bəlˌwʊd /

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.

Words nearby marblewood

marble orchard, marbled white, marblehead, marbleize, marbles, marblewood, marbling, marbly, marburg, marburg disease, marburg virus

Origin of marblewood

First recorded in 1745–55; marble + wood¹

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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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