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cocuswood

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cocuswood [ˈkəʊkəsˌwʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) wood from the tropical American leguminous tree Brya ebenus, used for inlaying, turnery, musical instruments, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the source of this wood, an important timber tree in parts of the Caribbean Also called Jamaican ebony West Indian ebony
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Noun1.cocuswood - wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets
cocoswood, granadilla wood
Brya ebenus, granadilla tree, granadillo - West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees


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