Lacewood is a common name for the wood produced from a number of different trees, with mostly a striking appearance of their "

lace Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand. Generally, lace is divided into two main categories, needlelace and bobbin lace, although there are other types of lace, such as knitted o ...

-wood“, which gets its name from the lace like pattern: These include: * ''

Allanblackia floribunda ''Allanblackia floribunda'', known in English as 'tallow tree', is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae that has been long used in traditional African medicine to treat hypertension. It is a common understory tree in rainforests i ...

'', '' Allanblackia parviflora'', West African trees * '' Cardwellia sublimis'', an Australian tree * '' Elaeocarpus bojeri'', "bois dentelle", due to the unique patterns of its flowers * '' Euplassa pinnata'', '' Euplassa cantareirae'', trees from northeastern South america * '' Firmiana papuana'', a tree from New Guinea * ''

Grevillea robusta ''Grevillea robusta'', commonly known as the southern silky oak, silk oak or silky oak, silver oak or Australian silver oak, is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae. It is a tree, the largest species in its genus but is not closely rela ...

'', an East Australian tree * ''

Lagetta lagetto ''Lagetta lagetto'' is a species of tree native to several Caribbean islands. It is called the lacebark or gauze tree because the inner bark is structured as a fine netting that has been used for centuries to make clothing as well as utilitarian ...

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lacebark tree Lacebark tree is a common name for several plants with a inner lace-like layer of the inner bark, and may refer to: * '' Brachychiton discolor'' and ''Brachychiton populneus'', native to eastern Australia * Genus '' Hoheria'', also known as ribbon ...

, lace tree, "bois dentelle", the inner bark is formed of reticulated fibres so as to resemble a coarse kind of lace. * ''

Macadamia ''Macadamia'' is a genus of four species of trees in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. They are indigenous to Australia, native to northeastern New South Wales and central and southeastern Queensland specifically. Two species of the genus ...

'' spp., Australian trees * '' Monoon oblongifolium'' (Syn.: ''Polyalthia oblongifolia'') Mempisang, a Philppinean tree, yellow lacewood * ''

Platanus ''Platanus'' is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. All except f ...

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Platanus occidentalis ''Platanus occidentalis'', also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of ''Platanus'' native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeas ...

'' American sycamore, ''Platanus'' × ''hispanica'' London plane * ''

Panopsis ''Panopsis'' is a genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The species, which occur in Central and South America, include: Newer species that can be considered part of the ''Panopsis'' genus has been discovered recently, called ''Panopsis magnif ...

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Panopsis rubescens ''Panopsis'' is a genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The species, which occur in Central and South America, include: Newer species that can be considered part of the ''Panopsis'' genus has been discovered recently, called ''Panopsis magnif ...

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Panopsis sessilifolia ''Panopsis'' is a genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The species, which occur in Central and South America, include: Newer species that can be considered part of the ''Panopsis'' genus has been discovered recently, called ''Panopsis magnif ...

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Roupala montana ''Roupala montana'' is a species of shrub or tree in the family Proteaceae which is native to much of the Neotropics. It is a morphologically variable species with four recognised varieties. The species is used medicinally in Venezuela, and as ...

'', '' Roupala cordialis'' Leopardwood, brazilian lacewood, South American lacewood, Ropala lacewood * '' Sterculia shillinglawii'', a tree from New Guinea

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Dulcimer The word dulcimer refers to two families of musical string instruments. Hammered dulcimers The word ''dulcimer'' originally referred to a trapezoidal zither similar to a psaltery whose many strings are struck by handheld "hammers". Variants of ...

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