marblewood
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mar·ble·wood
(mär′bəl-wo͝od′)n.
1. Any of several trees having mottled wood used in cabinetwork, especially the Asian ebony tree Diospyros marmorata.
2. The wood of any of these trees.
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marblewood
(ˈmɑːbəlˌwʊd)n
1. (Plants) a Malaysian tree, Diospyros marmorata: family Ebenaceae
2. (Forestry) the distinctively marked wood of this tree, having black bands on a lighter background
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| Noun | 1. |  marblewood - hard marbled wood zebrawood tree, zebrawood - any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii, marblewood, marble-wood - large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood |
| 2. | marblewood - large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood Diospyros, genus Diospyros - a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood marblewood, marble-wood - hard marbled wood tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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