Definitions for kingwoodˈkɪŋˌwʊd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
king•woodˈkɪŋˌwʊd(n.)
a Brazilian wood streaked with violet, used esp. in cabinetwork.
Category: Furniture
the tree, Dalbergia cearensis, of the pea family, that yields this wood.
Category: Plants
Origin of kingwood:
1850–55
Princeton's WordNet
kingwood(noun)
handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork
kingwood, kingwood tree, Dalbergia cearensis(noun)
Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
Wiktionary
kingwood(Noun)
A Brazilian tree having a violet-brown, hard texture
kingwood(Noun)
The wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking
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