imbuia

noun

im·​bu·​ia

variants or embuia or less commonly imbuya

ə̇mˈbüyə

plural -s

1

: any of several Brazilian timber trees of the genera Nectandra and Phoebe (family Lauraceae)

2

: the light to dark brown lustrous durable often strikingly figured wood of the imbuias that is readily polished and much used for fine cabinetwork

called also Brazilian walnut

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