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English
Etymology
From canary + wood.
Noun
canarywood (uncountable)
- The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
- The yellow wood of various trees:
- Centrolobium species (South America).
- Eucalyptus albens (Australia)
- The tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (US)
- Morinda citrifolia
- Nauclea orientalis (Southeast Asia to Australia)