greenheart

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See also: Green Heart

English

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Trunk of a greenheart tree
A gate made from greenheart wood
Leaves from the greenheart shrub: Colubrina arborescens

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From green +‎ heart.

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greenheart (countable and uncountable, plural greenhearts)

  1. A type of tree (Chlorocardium rodiei) native to Guyana.
  2. Timber from the greenheart tree.
    • 2020 August 12, Andrew Mourant, “The tide is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 50:
      For instance, NR employed a timber consultant and tried out different hardwoods before settling on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified greenheart from Guyana.
      "Greenheart has a long track record of use in challenging applications," Bartlett says. "It's so naturally durable that it won't require maintenance - it has a design life of 30 years and can last 60. Preservative treatment is unnecessary - it's resistant to attack by shipworm and wood rotting fungi.
  3. A type of shrub (Colubrina arborescens) native to Florida and the Caribbean.

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