pearwood

English

Alternative forms

  • pear wood

Etymology

From pear +‎ wood.

Noun

pearwood (usually uncountable, plural pearwoods)

  1. The wood of the pear tree.
    • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 76:
      There were sheets of veneer among Jabez Rintle's reserve materials, carefully preserved between weighted boards, and Peter selected pearwood and mahogany to match the table's inlay.

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