Greenheart — is a common name for several different plants:* Chlorocardium rodiei (family Lauraceae ), a tree native to Guyana in northern South America. * Colubrina arborescens (family Rhamnaceae ), a shrub native to Florida and the Caribbean. * Lignum vitae … Wikipedia
greenheart — /green hahrt /, n. 1. a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding. 2. any of certain other timber trees of tropical America. 3.… … Universalium
greenheart — n. bebeeru, evergreen tree found in tropical America of the laurel family that produces a greenish hard and durable wood and the alkaloid bebeerine; greenish wood of the greenheart … English contemporary dictionary
greenheart — noun Date: 1756 a tropical South American evergreen tree (Ocotea rodiaei syn. Nectandra rodiaei) of the laurel family with a hard greenish wood; also its wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
greenheart — noun a) A type of tree (Chlorocardium rodiei) native to Guyana. b) A type of shrub (Colubrina arborescens) native to Florida and the Caribbean … Wiktionary
greenheart — noun a South American evergreen tree yielding hard greenish wood used for marine work. [Ocotea rodiaei.] … English new terms dictionary
greenheart — green•heart [[t]ˈgrinˌhɑrt[/t]] n. 1) pln a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard durable greenish wood 2) the wood itself • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
greenheart — /ˈgrinhat/ (say greenhaht) noun 1. See ghittoe. 2. a South American tree, Ocotea rodiei, of the family Lauraceae, whose hard, durable wood is often used for wharves, bridges, and in shipbuilding, and whose bark yields bebeerine; bebeeru. 3. any… …
Conrad Gorinsky — Dr. Conrad Gorinsky Guyana born chemist who studied in the UK. He spent months with the Amazonian Wapishana tribe and later obtained US patents for tipir and cunani, two chemicals derived from plants used by the tribe. Contents 1 Patent… … Wikipedia
Guyana — Guyanese /guy euh neez , nees /, n., adj. /guy an euh, ah neuh/, n. an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 706,116; 82,978 sq. mi.… … Universalium
