Dalbergia stevensonii
- noun
- Specialized
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Dalbergia stevensonii
- The dense wood of Dalbergia stevensonii is highly prized by instrument makers.
Examples
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Timber from Dalbergia stevensonii is often called Honduras rosewood in the trade.
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Conservationists are concerned about over-harvesting of Dalbergia stevensonii in its native habitats.
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Many artisans prefer using Dalbergia stevensonii for crafting furniture.
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Is Dalbergia stevensonii really the best wood for guitars?
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The dense wood of Dalbergia stevensonii is highly prized by instrument makers.
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Many artisans prefer using Dalbergia stevensonii for crafting furniture.
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Timber from Dalbergia stevensonii is often called Honduras rosewood in the trade.
Synonyms
A Central American tree with hard dark streaked wood used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dalbergia + stevensonii
This is a Latin binomial: knowing 'Dalbergia' (a genus of tropical hardwood trees) allows a learner to infer that the phrase names a species of that tree. However, 'stevensonii' is an eponymic specific epithet with no independent lexical meaning, so the detailed sense (valuable dark-streaked rosewood) cannot be derived from the constituents, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Dalbergia stevensonii is the scientific name made from the group name Dalbergia and the species name stevensonii, which was named for a person called Stevenson who studied or collected the tree. That's why the name points to the exact tree known for its dark, valuable 'Honduras rosewood' used by woodworkers and instrument makers.