Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

snakewood

Croatian translation:

leopardovo drvo

Added to glossary by Miomira Brankovic
Oct 11, 2004 20:25
19 yrs ago
English term

snakewood

English to Croatian Science Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Lat.: Brosimum guianense, Piratinera guianensis
Njem.: Schlangenholz

zmijsko drvo ???

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Proposed translations (Croatian)
4 +1 leopardovo drvo

Proposed translations

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leopardovo drvo

Brosimum guianense (letterwood, also called leopardwood or
snakewood), is employed in inlays, turnery, fancy handles for cutlery, and violin bows. (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
leopardwood (Brossimum aubletii) leopardovo drvo (Leonardo Spalatin, Englesko-hrvaskosrpski i hrvatskosrpsko-engleski prirodoslovi rjecnik, SNL, Zagreb 1980)


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Note added at 4 days (2004-10-16 09:25:58 GMT)
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Na ovoj stranici
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=BRGU...
vidi se da su Brosimum guianense i Brosimum aubletii dva naziva za istu biljku.
Peer comment(s):

agree V&M Stanković
2 days 42 mins
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