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Centrolobium robustum

Centrolobium robustum

9.9
A Brazilian tree with richly colored wood used for furniture and fine woodworking
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The richly colored wood of Centrolobium robustum is prized by cabinetmakers.

Examples

  • Furniture crafted from Centrolobium robustum displays a striking and unique grain pattern.

  • Conservationists are concerned about overharvesting Centrolobium robustum in Brazilian forests.

  • The Centrolobium robustum tree is beautiful.

  • I love Centrolobium robustum wood!

  • Furniture crafted from Centrolobium robustum displays a striking and unique grain pattern.

  • The richly colored wood of Centrolobium robustum is prized by cabinetmakers.

  • Conservationists are concerned about overharvesting Centrolobium robustum in Brazilian forests.

Synonyms

Dalbergia retusa
vsCentrolobium robustum
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A tropical tree with hard dark wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments

emphasises marked decorative wood for furniture rather than hardness or instruments
arariba
vsCentrolobium robustum
9.9

A Brazilian tree with beautiful wood used to make furniture and cabinets

is prized for marked wood used in furniture and fine woodworking
Connarus guianensis
vsCentrolobium robustum
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree with dark patterned wood often used for furniture

is valued for marked wood especially for furniture and fine work
Dalbergia nigra
vsCentrolobium robustum
  • Specialized
9.9

A Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used to make fine furniture and guitars

is prized for attractively marked wood rather than emphasising hardness
Brazilian rosewood
vsCentrolobium robustum
8.4

A large Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and guitars

focuses on decorative marked wood for furniture rather than musical use
Dalbergia cearensis
vsCentrolobium robustum
  • Specialized
9.9

A small Brazilian tree with dark purple wood used for fine furniture

is valued for attractively marked wood used broadly in fine woodworking

Surface Forms

Centrolobium robustum singular
Centrolobium robustum plural

Morphology

Centrolobium + robustum

This is a scientific binomial (genus + species): knowing 'Centrolobium' as a tropical tree genus and recognizing 'robustum' as a Latin epithet (related to 'robust') lets a learner infer it names a species of Centrolobium (i.e., a kind of tree). However, the detailed sense given (valued for attractively marked wood and furniture use) is domain-specific and not directly predictable from the epithet, and 'robustum' is not a standard dictionary word for learners, so the meaning is only partly recoverable.

Etymology

Centrolobium robustum comes from old words where centro means 'center', lobium refers to a rounded 'lobe' or part of a leaf, and robustum means 'strong'. So the name gives a quick picture of a sturdy tree with rounded leaf parts and very strong, beautiful wood used for furniture, which helps explain why people value it today.