Definition of Diospyros kurzii

1. Noun. Large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood.

Exact synonyms: Andaman Marble, Marble-wood, Marblewood
Group relationships: Diospyros, Genus Diospyros
Terms within: Marble-wood, Marblewood
Generic synonyms: Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diospyros Kurzii

Diophantine equation
Diophantine equations
Diophantus
Dior
Dioscorea alata
Dioscorea batata
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscorea elephantipes
Dioscorea paniculata
Dioscorea trifida
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscuri
Diospyros
Diospyros ebenum
Diospyros kaki
Diospyros kurzii (current term)
Diospyros lotus
Diospyros virginiana
DipIT
Dipetalonema reconditum
Dipetalonema streptocerca
Diphda
Diphylla
Diphylla ecaudata
Diphyllobothrium cordatum
Diphyllobothrium latum
Diphyllobothrium linguloides
Diphyllobothrium mansoni
Diphyllobothrium mansonoides
Dipladenia

Literary usage of Diospyros kurzii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"... but it bears fruit very sparingly, and is by no means equal to a good apple.—Roxb. ii. 527; Mason; Eng. Cue; Smith. Diospyros kurzii. ..."

2. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"... Mimu- sops, Diospyros kurzii (the valuable marble-wood) and others. Finally, there is the Ceylon region, which is perhaps better ..."

3. A Text-book of Wood by Herbert Stone (1921)
"... and the Marble-wood of the Andamans (Diospyros kurzii), and even the Ceylon Ebony and the Japanese Ebony or Marble-wood (D. Kaki) (Fig. 2, PI . ..."

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