bird\'s-eye maple

bird's-eye maple

noun
a cut of sugar maple wood used especially for veneers, having a wavy grain with many dark, circular markings.

Origin:
1785–95
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bird's-eye maple

noun
maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings 
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