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cocuswood

cocuswood

9.9
Wood from a tree used to make clarinets and flutes
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊkəsˌwʊd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : madera de granadilla
  • Many high-quality clarinets are made from cocuswood because of its density and rich tone.

Examples

  • The craftsman selected a piece of cocuswood for the new flute body.

  • Musicians often prefer cocuswood for its rich sound.

  • Overharvesting of cocuswood has made it increasingly rare and valuable.

  • The clarinet was made from cocuswood.

  • Many high-quality clarinets are made from cocuswood because of its density and rich tone.

  • The craftsman selected a piece of cocuswood for the new flute body.

  • Musicians often prefer cocuswood for its rich sound.

Synonyms

cocoswood
vscocuswood
  • Specialized
9.9

Wood from a tropical tree used to make wind instruments like clarinets

includes use for flutes as well as clarinets
granadilla wood
vscocuswood
  • Specialized
9.5

A hard dark tropical wood that instrument makers use for clarinets

identifies a particular tree species rather than general material description
grenadilla
vscocuswood
  • Specialized
9.9

A dense dark wood from African trees used to make clarinets and oboes

refers to trees of a named genus rather than regional origin

Surface Forms

cocuswood singular
cocuswoods plural

Morphology

cocuswood = cocus + wood (transparent) = cocus + wood

A straightforward compound of a tree name and 'wood', meaning the timber of the cocus tree.

Etymology

Cocuswood comes from a local name cocus for a type of tree and the common English word wood, so it literally means 'wood from the cocus tree'. That's why cocuswood is the name for the dense, musical wood used to make clarinets and flutes.