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COCOSWOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cocoswood mean?
• COCOSWOOD (noun)
The noun COCOSWOOD has 1 sense:
1. wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets
Familiarity information: COCOSWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cocoswood; cocuswood; granadilla wood
Hypernyms ("cocoswood" is a kind of...):
wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)
Holonyms ("cocoswood" is a substance of...):
Brya ebenus; granadilla tree; granadillo (West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony)
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