Bishop wood

Japanese: Bishop wood(英語表記)Bishopwood
Bishop wood

...Young leaves are also edible. The wood is commercially known as Bishop wood, and the dark red heartwood is hard, heavy, and resistant to moisture, so it is used as an alternative to rosewood for making furniture, musical instruments, and other artistic materials. It is planted as a row of trees in Vietnam and Okinawa.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bishop wood" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また若葉も食べられる。材はビショップ・ウッドBishop woodと商業上は呼ばれ,暗赤色の心材は堅くて重く,また湿気に強いので,家具や楽器などの美術材として,紫檀の代りに用いられる。ベトナムや沖縄では並木として植栽される。…

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