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EBONY |
Black wood |
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EBONIZE |
To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony;
as, to ebonize wood. |
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TAMARACK |
The black pine (Pinus Murrayana) of Alaska, California,
etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood. |
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BLACKWOOD |
A name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East
Indian black wood is from the tree Dalbergia latifolia. |
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ROT |
A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be
caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below. |
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ZEBRAWOOD |
A kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown,
and whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical American tree (Connarus
Guianensis). |
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TAR |
A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of
wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the
temperature and material employed in obtaining it. |
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BOGWOOD |
The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It
is of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for making
ornaments. |
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PITCH |
A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by
boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in
coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. |
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TUPELO |
...ogwood
family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood
is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gu... |
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CALAMANDER WOOD |
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of
a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a
species of ebony, an... |
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ROSEWOOD |
A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and
variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees
of the genera ... |
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LETTERWOOD |
...f the
genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black
spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also call... |
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CASSITERITE |
Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in
tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine
luster; also massive... |
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PALMYRA |
A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a
straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native
along the entire n... |
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MYRTLE |
...ry axillary white or rosy
flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients
considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, an... |