pallisander

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noun

a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium

OriginFrench palissandre →
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Meanings

nounpallisander (plural pallisanders)

plural pallisanders · alternative palissander · alternative palisander

  1. a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium

Origin

  1. Frenchpalissandre
  2. Englishpallisander

French palissandre.

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Translations

French pallisandre
  • pallisandredense, heavy wood
German Palisander
  • Palisanderdense, heavy wood
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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