lemon-wood
- noun
- South African
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madera de limón
- Carpenters in South Africa often use lemon-wood for its strength and resilience.
Examples
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The dense timber of the lemon-wood is prized for making durable furniture.
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The botanist identified the tree as a lemon-wood by examining its tough, evergreen leaves.
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The carpenter prefers using lemon-wood for its durability.
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Many furniture makers use lemon-wood for its strength.
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Carpenters in South Africa often use lemon-wood for its strength and resilience.
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The dense timber of the lemon-wood is prized for making durable furniture.
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Many furniture makers appreciate lemon-wood for its ability to withstand wear and tear.
Synonyms
An evergreen tree from South Africa with tough wood used for furniture
A South African evergreen tree with very hard wood used for tool handles and walking sticks
A South African evergreen tree that has hard, strong wood used for furniture and tools
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lemon-wood is simply the common words lemon and wood put together; people called certain trees this because the wood sometimes smells or looks a little like a 'lemon'. So lemon-wood now means a kind of evergreen tree with hard, strong wood that is useful for making furniture and other durable items.
