snakewood

/sneyk-wood/US // ˈsneɪkˌwʊd //

蛇木,蛇纹木,蛇皮石斛,蛇木牌

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- : the tree that is the source of this wood.

He was well, but neatly, dressed, and had hooked to his wrist a thin snakewood cane attached to a crook handle.
So he swung round his cane of heavy snakewood at the cow, and struck her poor horns so sharply that her head went round.
With the single exception of snakewood it is the heaviest wood for rod making and is only used for short bait-casting rods.
Several species of Strychnos are considered infallible remedies for snake bites; hence are known as snakewood.