zebrawood
Banded tropical hardwood
Zebrawood is a tropical hardwood with distinctive striped grain patterns resembling zebra markings.
The striking contrast between light and dark bands makes it prized for decorative woodworking, furniture, and veneer.
Several unrelated tree species from Africa and South America produce wood marketed under this name.
Dense deciduous timber
- lumberSawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- planksFlat construction lumber pieces
veneer · millwork · joinery · carpentry · sawmill · boards · figured · sapwood
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- premiumAdded cost for better
- rareSeldom found or seen
- importedObtained from overseas
- expensiveCosting much money
exclusive · high-end · statement · showpiece · collectible · prized · sought-after · prestigious
Recurring arrangement or template
- bandsMusical performing groups
- contrastNotable difference between things
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- streaksLong thin marks
variegated · banded · veining · striping · figured · alternating · light · dark
Enclosed storage furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- deskFurniture for writing
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
accent · paneling · bookshelf · sideboard · console · credenza · armoire · dresser
Act of rotating
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
boxes · bowls · pens · handles · guitar · fretboard · instruments · luthier
Of hot, humid regions
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- South AmericanFrom that southern continent
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- treeWoody perennial plant
botanical · plantation · sustainable · harvested · endangered · CITES · conservation · rainforest
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
planks · veneer · millwork · joinery · carpentry · sawmill · boards · figured · sapwood · density
exotic
Strikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
expensive · exclusive · high-end · statement · showpiece · collectible · prized · sought-after · prestigious · investment
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
- bandsMusical performing groups
- contrastNotable difference between things
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
streaks · variegated · banded · veining · striping · figured · alternating · light · dark · distinctive
cabinet
Enclosed storage furniture
inlay · accent · paneling · bookshelf · sideboard · console · credenza · armoire · dresser · nightstand
turning
Act of rotating
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
intarsia · boxes · bowls · pens · handles · guitar · fretboard · instruments · luthier · jewelry
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- South AmericanFrom that southern continent
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
tree · botanical · plantation · sustainable · harvested · endangered · CITES · conservation · rainforest
- hardwoodsoak, maple, walnut, teak, mahogany
- African woodswenge, tali, utile, koto, faro
- exotic woodsebony, mahogany, teak, rosewood, purpleheart
- fine woodsmahogany, walnut, ebony, rosewood, teak
- tropical woodsteak, teakwood, mahogany, ebony, rosewood
- tropical hardwoodsmahogany, teak, rosewood, purpleheart, wenge
wood, wooden, firewood, woodwork, underwood, woodworker, woodworking, woodwind, cottonwood