greenheart
/green-hahrt/US // ˈgrinˌhɑrt //UK // (ˈɡriːnˌhɑːt) //
绿心,绿色的心,绿心肠,绿色心脏
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a South American tree, Ocotea rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding.
- : any of certain other timber trees of tropical America.
- : their valuable greenish wood.
Examples
There was a tiny splash, a laugh, and the little greenheart rod flicked a trout high over his head.
The best greenheart and oak ribs were used, being carefully dressed and of large size.
Her sides are some eighteen inches thick, and sheathed and resheathed with "greenheart" to help her in battering the ice.
The ice-skin is of greenheart, and covers the whole ship's side from the keel to 18 inches from the sheer strake.
Some people prefer Greenheart or Wasahba for tips, but lancewood or red cedar is the best, I think.
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