canarywood means the dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
From canary + wood.
noun
- 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).
- The yellow wood of various trees:; Eucalyptus albens (Australia)
- The yellow wood of various trees:; The tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (US)
- The yellow wood of various trees:; Morinda citrifolia
- The yellow wood of various trees:; Nauclea orientalis (Southeast Asia to Australia)