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pearwood

pearwood

6.5
Hard smooth wood from the pear tree used to make instruments and small objects
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛrˌwʊd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : madera de peral

Examples

  • They're made out of pearwood in the Black Forest by elves.

  • The artisan crafted a beautiful chair from pearwood for the living room.

  • The violin's body was made of high-quality pearwood, enhancing its rich sound.

  • She admired the intricate details of the pearwood cabinet displayed in the gallery.

Synonyms

fruitwood
vspearwood
6.6

Wood from trees that grow fruit, like apple or cherry, used for furniture

is a specific hard fine-grained wood from one tree species used for instruments

How Hard

ebony
4 5.5
teak
8 4.2
oak
44 1.0
beech
1 4.3
pearwood
  • Specialized
6.5
pine
39 2.6
balsa
3 5.6

Surface Forms

pearwood singular
pearwoods plural

Morphology

pearwood = pear + wood (transparent) = pear + wood

The meaning is directly the material from a pear tree and follows the straightforward compound pattern 'pear' + 'wood'.

Etymology

Pearwood is simply the parts pear + wood, meaning 'wood from the pear tree'. Craftspeople have long used pearwood because it is hard and smooth, so the name now means that fine, close-grained timber used for carving and making instruments.