greenheart

[green-hahrt]

green·heart

[green-hahrt]
noun
1.
a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding.
2.
any of certain other timber trees of tropical America.
3.
their valuable greenish wood.

Origin:
1750–60; green + heart
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Greenheart is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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greenheart (ˈɡriːnˌhɑːt)
 
n
1.  Also called: bebeeru a tropical American lauraceous tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiaei, that has dark green durable wood and bark that yields the alkaloid bebeerine
2.  any of various similar trees
3.  the wood of any of these trees

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greenheart

valuable South American timber tree of the laurel family (Lauraceae). A large tree, it grows to a height of 40 m (130 feet) and is native to the Guianas. The bark and fruits contain bebeerine, an alkaloid formerly used to reduce fever.

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