Difference between revisions of "African boxwood"
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| − | A dense yellow wood from the [ | + | A dense yellow wood from the [[boxwood|boxwood]] tree ''Buxus macowani'', that grows in South Africa. The hard, fine-grain wood is used for small decorative items, games and engravings. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 7 January 2014
Description
A dense yellow wood from the Boxwood tree Buxus macowani, that grows in South Africa. The hard, fine-grain wood is used for small decorative items, games and engravings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Cape boxwood; colonial box; East African box; East London boxwood; south African boxwood; Buxus macowani
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 113
- Website address 1 Comment: www.si.edu/cal/boxwoods.html