king·wood (k ng w d )n. 1. A South American tree (Dalbergia cearensis) with hard, fine-textured, purplish-brown wood used in cabinetmaking. 2. The wood of this tree. |
kingwood [ˈkɪŋˌwʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the hard fine-grained violet-tinted wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree, Dalbergia cearensis, used in cabinetwork
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the tree yielding this wood
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| Noun | 1. |  kingwood - handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetworkwood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| 2. | kingwood - Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood Dalbergia, genus Dalbergia - large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers kingwood - handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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