Greenheart

/ˈɡriːnˌhɑɹt/ noun

Definition

A tropical South American tree with extremely hard, dense wood that's resistant to rot and used in shipbuilding and construction.

Etymology

From 'green' and 'heart,' named for either its greenish wood or the color of its fruit. The tree (genus Chlorocardium) is native to the Amazon basin and has been valued since colonial times for its durable properties.

Kelly Says

Greenheart wood is so hard and rot-resistant that it was the preferred wood for building harbor docks and ship hulls—some greenheart structures installed 200+ years ago are still standing today!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቀይ ልብ
qey leb
ARالعربية
قلب أخضر
qalb akhdar
BNবাংলা
সবুজ হৃদয়
sobuj hrd-oy
CACatalà
cor verd
kor ver-d
CSČeština
zelené srdce
ze-le-ne ser-dcé
DADansk
grønt hjerte
groent her-te
DEDeutsch
grünes Herz
groo-nes herts
ELΕλληνικά
πράσινο στήθος
pra-si-no ste-thos
ESEspañol
corazón verde
koh-ra-son ver-deh
FAفارسی
قلب سبز
qalb-e sabz
FISuomi
vihreä sydän
vihreä sy-dan
FRFrançais
cœur vert
kur vert
GUGU
हरિત હ્રદય
hari-t hri-day
HAHA
gwiwar gishi
gwi-war gi-shi
HEעברית
לב ירוק
lev yarkok
HIहिन्दी
हरा दिल
hara dil
HUMagyar
zöld szív
zold shiv
IDBahasa Indonesia
jantung hijau
jan-tung hi-jau
IGIG
obi ukwu
o-bi uk-wu
ITItaliano
cuore verde
kwore ver-deh
JA日本語
緑の心
midori no kokoro
KKKK
жасыл жүрегі
jasyl zhy-re-gi
KMKM
ចក្រ បៃ
chak bai
KO한국어
녹색 심장
nok-saek simjang
MRMR
हरित हृदय
hari-t hri-day
MSBahasa Melayu
jantung hijau
jan-tung hi-jau
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေရောင်လူး
shwe ya-aung lu
NLNederlands
groene hart
groe-ne hart
NONorsk
grønt hjerte
groent her-te
PAPA
ਸਾਫ਼ ਸਿਰ
saaf sir
PLPolski
zielone serce
zje-lo-ne ser-tce
PTPortuguês
coração verde
koh-rah-sao ver-deh
RORomână
inimă verde
i-ni-mă ver-deh
RUРусский
зелёное сердце
zelyonoye serdtse
SVSvenska
grönt hjärta
groent hjar-ta
SWKiswahili
moyo wa kijani
mo-yo wa ki-ja-ni
TAதமிழ்
பச்சை இதயம்
pachai idayam
TEతెలుగు
ఆకుపచ్చ హృదయం
aaku paccha hridayam
THไทย
หัวใจสีเขียว
hua jai si khiao
TLTL
berde-berde na puso
ber-deh-ber-deh na po-so
TRTürkçe
yeşil kalp
ye-sil kalp
UKУкраїнська
зелене серце
zelene sertse
URاردو
سبز دل
sabz dil
VITiếng Việt
trái tim xanh
trai tim xanh
YOYO
oju ọmọ
o-ju o-mo
ZH中文
绿色之心
lǜsè zhī xīn
ZUZU
umndeni omhlophe
um-n-de-ni om-hlo-phe

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