citronwood

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Noun 1. citronwood - wood of a citron tree

citron tree, Citrus medica, citron - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind

wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

2. citronwood - durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)

sandarac

Callitris quadrivalvis, sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, sandarac - large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes

wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

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The breakfast-room was finished in oak; the salon in mahogany, and the furnishings were of blue velvet; the bedroom was in citronwood and green damask.

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