Wood suitable for or used in the construction of canoes, or a type of tree that produces such wood.
Compound of 'canoe' and 'wood.' This descriptive compound emerged to identify trees that craftspeople discovered made durable canoes, likely referring to birch, cedar, or other lightweight, flexible woods.
Different cultures developed expertise about which woods made the best canoes—birch bark canoes, cedar plank canoes, dugout logs—showing how material culture and language develop together as people innovate with available resources.
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