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Definition of Goncalo alves
1. Noun. Tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction.
Generic synonyms: Zebrawood, Zebrawood Tree
Group relationships: Astronium, Genus Astronium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goncalo Alves
Literary usage of Goncalo alves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Timber by James Rae Baterden (1908)
"goncalo alves (Astronium ... hard wood, similar in appearance to goncalo alves.
Weight about 59 Ibs. per cubic foot. Ipe is a hard, strong timber of green ..."
2. South Brazil; Physical Features, Natural Resources, Means of Communication by Ernest Charles Buley (1920)
"... with very thick trunk, used in cabinet-making; Angelim (several species),
resists attacks by ants and other insects ; goncalo alves (Alves-wood); ..."
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