calamander

n. 乌木

发音

UK /ˈkæləˌmændə/
US /ˈkæləˌmændɚ/

词形变化

calamanders 复数 calamanders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wood from India and Sri Lanka, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita, used to make furniture.

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词源

From Sinhalese [script needed] (kaḷu-madīriya), perhaps from Coromandel ebony (see coromandel), changed by association with Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu, “black”); or perhaps a metathetic variant of coromandel via Dutch kalamanderhout.

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