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African blackwood (wood) (rosewood (wood), hardwood, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Hardwood from the species Dalbergia elanoxylon, native to the dry savanna woodlands of Africa and western India. It is lustrous dark purple or plum-colored, dense, hard, even-grained with a fine texture, and possessing good carving properties. It was used in ancient Egypt for furniture, arrowheads, tablets, chests, toys, inlays, and small figurines. It is currently used for clarinets and other woodwind instruments because due to its good resonance qualities. Not a true ebony.
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| African blackwood (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| blackwood, African (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| Egyptian ebony (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| African ironwood (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| Senegal ebony (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| Mozambique ebony (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| congo-wood (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| hbny (wood) (C,U,Ancient Egyptian (transliterated),UF,U,U)
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| Afrikaans grenadillehout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| palo de rosa africano (madera) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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| pau preto (wood) (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by origin> (G) |
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................ biological material (G) |
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.................... plant material (G) |
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........................ <wood and wood by product> (G) |
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............................ wood (plant material) (G) |
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................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G) |
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.................................... hardwood (G) |
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........................................ rosewood (wood) (G) |
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............................................ African blackwood (wood) (G) |
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| derived/made from .... |
Dalbergia melanoxylon (species) |
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(Dalbergia (genus), Fabaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300375329] |
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