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EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Greenheart
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Greenheart — is a common name for several different plants:* Chlorocardium rodiei (family Lauraceae ), a tree native to Guyana in northern South America. * Colubrina arborescens (family Rhamnaceae ), a shrub native to Florida and the Caribbean. * Lignum vitae … Wikipedia
Greenheart — (spr. grīnhart), s. Grünholz … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Greenheart — Greenheart, s. Nutzhölzer … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
greenheart — ● greenheart nom masculin (anglais green, vert, et heart, cœur) Arbre (lauracée) des Guyanes au bois très dur et très lourd, employé dans les constructions navales et les travaux hydrauliques … Encyclopédie Universelle
Greenheart — [ griːnhɑːt, englisch] das, (s), Grünherz, hartes, witterungsbeständiges Holz des Lorbeergewächses Ocotea rodiaei aus Brasilien und Guayana; gelbgrün, oft dunkelbraun bis schwarz gestreift; verwendet im Wasserbau, Schiffbau, als Drechslerholz … Universal-Lexikon
greenheart — [grēn′härt΄] n. 1. any of various tropical trees, esp. bebeeru, whose wood is valued for its hardness and resistance to fungi and insects 2. the wood … English World dictionary
greenheart — /green hahrt /, n. 1. a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding. 2. any of certain other timber trees of tropical America. 3.… … Universalium
greenheart — n. bebeeru, evergreen tree found in tropical America of the laurel family that produces a greenish hard and durable wood and the alkaloid bebeerine; greenish wood of the greenheart … English contemporary dictionary
greenheart-tree — paprastasis žalmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lauramedinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Chlorocardium rodiei), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Chlorocardium rodiei angl. greenheart tree šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
greenheart — noun Date: 1756 a tropical South American evergreen tree (Ocotea rodiaei syn. Nectandra rodiaei) of the laurel family with a hard greenish wood; also its wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
greenheart — noun a) A type of tree (Chlorocardium rodiei) native to Guyana. b) A type of shrub (Colubrina arborescens) native to Florida and the Caribbean … Wiktionary
