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king·wood
(kĭng′wo͝od′)n.
1. A South American tree (Dalbergia cearensis) in the pea family, having hard, fine-textured, purplish-brown wood used in cabinetmaking.
2. The wood of this tree.
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kingwood
(ˈkɪŋˌwʊd)n
1. (Plants) the hard fine-grained violet-tinted wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree, Dalbergia cearensis, used in cabinetwork
2. (Plants) the tree yielding this wood
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king•wood
(ˈkɪŋˌwʊd)n.
1. a Brazilian wood streaked with violet, used esp. in cabinetwork.
2. the tree, Dalbergia cearensis, of the pea family, that yields this wood.
[1850–55]
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| Noun | 1. |  kingwood - handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetworkwood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| 2. | kingwood - Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood Dalbergia, genus Dalbergia - large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers kingwood - handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork 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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