marblewood

mar·ble·wood  (märbl-wd)

n.

An Asian tree (Diospyros kurzii) having mottled gray wood used in cabinetwork.

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marblewood [ˈmɑːb^əlˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Malaysian tree, Diospyros marmorata: family Ebenaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the distinctively marked wood of this tree, having black bands on a lighter background

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marblewood - hard marbled wood marble-wood zebrawood tree, zebrawood - any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii, marble-wood, marblewood - large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood
	2.	marblewood - large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii, marble-wood Diospyros, genus Diospyros - a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood marble-wood, marblewood - hard marbled wood tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms