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Definition of Trumpetwood
1. Noun. Tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems.
Group relationships: Cecropia, Genus Cecropia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Trumpetwood
1. n. A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for wind instruments; -- called also snakewood, and trumpet tree.
Definition of Trumpetwood
1. Noun. A tropical American tree (''Cecropia peltata'') of the breadfruit family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Trumpetwood
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trumpetwood
Literary usage of Trumpetwood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"The fibrous bark of Cecropia peltata, or trumpetwood, is used for cordage in
tropical America. The stem and branches are very hollow, and are used for ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... or trumpetwood, is used for cordage in tropical America. The stem and branches
are very hollow, and are used for wind-instruments. ..."
3. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1880)
"... or trumpetwood, is used for cordage in tropical America. The stem and branches
are very hollow, and are used for wind-instru- ..."
4. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1888)
"... or trumpetwood, is used for cordage. The stem and branches are hollow, and
are used for wind-instruments. The wood of some species is valuable, ..."
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