white mahogany

noun

1. an Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus acmenioides.
2. the hard, heavy wood of this tree, used for making railroad ties, posts, etc.
3. primavera ¹( def 2 ).

Example Sentences

Prima vera or white mahogany belongs to Bignoniace, which also includes the catalpas.

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The light-coloured variety known as white mahogany is much valued for its beauty.

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Spring favored them with lilac walls at their bluest, broken here and there with the rose-misted white mahogany.

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