pearwood

1 6.5

Hard smooth wood from the pear tree used to make instruments and small objects

noun
/ˈpɛrˌwʊd/

Specialized

: 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

1 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

10 5.5

teak

11 4.2

oak

53 1.0

beech

1 4.3

pearwood

Specialized

1 6.5

pine

13 2.6

balsa

5 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.