Maracaibo boxwood (wood)
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Descripción
Wood of the species Casearia praecox, native to the West Indies, Venezuela, and Colombia. The wood ranges in color from lemon-yellow to almost white, with little or no distinction between sapwood and heartwood. It is used in the making of shuttles, spindles, piano keys, and mathematical instruments. It is often died black to resemble ebony.
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Otros términos
- zapaterohout [nl]
- boj de Maracaibo (madera) [es]
- boxwood, Maracaibo (wood) [en]
- zapatero (wood) [en]
- boj antillano (madera) [es]
- caseria (madera) [es]