Zebranholz
English translation: zebrawood
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| German to English translations [PRO] Forestry / Wood / Timber | |||||||
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11 mins confidence: 
zebrawood Explanation: See the link. Quite a nice explanation there. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2005-10-11 20:33:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I am having problems accessing the link through here. So here are its contents: Zebrawood Name used to refer to several types of wood having vivid and usually evenly spaced, light and dark stripes. The following specimens have been referred to as zebrawood: 1) Brachystegia fleuryana: a tree from Africa with a grain of parallel light straw-colored and dark brown stripes. It is also known as zebran, zebrano, or zingana 2) Connarus guianensis: a tree from South America that is often used in cabinetwork. It is a lightweight hardwood with distinctive dark reddish brown stripes on a cream color background. 3) Pithecolobium racemiflorum: a rare wood from French Guiana with irregular light brown stripes. It is also known as Bois serpent or Surinam snakewood. Reference: http://www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend/material_print.asp?name=z... |
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19 mins confidence:
zebrawood Explanation: Listed as Zebrano in Duden and as zebrawood in Websters: (1) Any of several trees, esp. Connarus Quananensis, of tropical America, yielding a stiped, hard wood used for making furniture; (2) the wood of any of these trees. HTH Tom |
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