Look up: Snakewood

1. snakewood
   [n] - East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
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2. snakewood
   Deep, bright red tropical hardwood with irregular dark markings resembling those of a snake or hieroglyphic characters - hence its names - snakewood and letterwood. Snakewood is difficult to work because of its hardness but is seen as an inlaid decoration on 17thC furniture and occasionally in late 18th and early 19thCveneers.
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3. Snakewood
   Snake'wood` noun (Botany) (a) An East Indian climbing plant ( Strychnos colubrina ) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. (b) An East Indian climbing shrub ( Ophioxylon serp...
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4. snakewood
   <botany> An East Indian climbing plant (Strychnos colubrina) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. ... An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents. ... Same as Trumpetwo...
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5. snakewood
   Rauwolfia serpentina noun East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
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6. Snakewood
   • (n.) Same as Trumpetwood. • (n.) Same as Letterwood. • (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents. • (n.) A tropical American shrub (Plumieria rubra) which has very fragrant red blossoms. • (...
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7. snakewood
   Deep, bright red tropical hardwood with irregular dark markings resembling those of a snake or hieroglyphic characters - hence its names - snakewood and letterwood. Snakewood is difficult to work because of its hardness but is seen as an inlaid decoration on 17thC furniture and occasionally in late 18th and early 19thCveneers.
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