canarywood

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noun

The dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).

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Meanings

nouncanarywood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
  2. The yellow wood of various trees:
    1. uncountableCentrolobium species (South America).
    2. uncountableEucalyptus albens (Australia)
    3. uncountableThe tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (US)
    4. uncountableMorinda citrifolia
    5. uncountableNauclea orientalis (Southeast Asia to Australia)

Origin

From canary + wood.

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canarywood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canarywood

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“canarywood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canarywood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canarywood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canarywood.

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