jichimu

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jichimu (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese hardwood with a grain that resembles a bird's feathers.
    • 2008 March 14, Wendy Moonan, “Rare Works by Eminent Britons”, in New York Times[1]:
      He has a set of four faux-bamboo drum stools made of jichimu, a Chinese hardwood.