The timber of an American maple which contains eye-like markings, used in decorative woodwork.
枫木雀眼树瘤木板（作装饰面板用）
Example sentencesExamples
Birds-eye maple is an expensive and sought-after wood, and its decorative swirls and hardness make it perfect for these decorative and useful boards.
This dresser's birds-eye maple veneer and solid maple structure give it a "stately" appearance.
What causes the unique patterns in bird's eye maple lumber?
Birds-eye maple is a genetic freak of Northern hard maple("rock" maple) that occurs in about one of every 500 trees.
He once confessed to owning the prized possessions of a superb board of bird's-eye maple and Moluccan ebony, edged in sycamore, an 1871 boxwood and ebony Staunton set, plus a chess clock by Grant's of Stamford.
Definition of bird's-eye maple in US English:
bird's-eye maple
noun
The lumber from an American maple, typically the sugar maple, that contains eye-like markings, used in decorative woodwork.
枫木雀眼树瘤木板（作装饰面板用）
Example sentencesExamples
Birds-eye maple is an expensive and sought-after wood, and its decorative swirls and hardness make it perfect for these decorative and useful boards.
He once confessed to owning the prized possessions of a superb board of bird's-eye maple and Moluccan ebony, edged in sycamore, an 1871 boxwood and ebony Staunton set, plus a chess clock by Grant's of Stamford.
This dresser's birds-eye maple veneer and solid maple structure give it a "stately" appearance.
What causes the unique patterns in bird's eye maple lumber?
Birds-eye maple is a genetic freak of Northern hard maple("rock" maple) that occurs in about one of every 500 trees.