| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,808,614,490 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
greenheart |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.03 sec. |
|
greenheart [′grēn‚härt] (materials) Wood fromOctolea rodioei;resistant to fungi and termites and used for shipbuilding, docks, and marine planking. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
New names could include Lancewood (Florida nectandra), great leadtree (great leucaena), Florida clover-ash (Florida tetrazygia), greenheart (coffee colubrina), princesstree (royal paulownia), fevertree (pinckneya), and Florida toadwood (Florida cupania). These include cement, recycled plastics, and tropical hardwoods, such as greenheart, that are more resistant to shipworms than other woods are. In Florida, the primary trading partner with the Caribbean, South and Central America, nearly 60% of all trade (by value) was oceanborne, a smaller percentage than in 1998, according to a study by Charles Jainarain, president, Greenheart International, a Miami consulting firm. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|