gopher wood
noun
1
- mass noun(in biblical use) the timber from which Noah's ark was made, from an unidentified tree (Gen. 6:14)《圣经》歌斐木(制造诺亚方舟所用的木材, 来自一棵无名树)(据《创世纪》6:14记载)。
2
gopherwood
either of two North American trees两种北美树木中的一种:
2.1
- stinking cedar美洲香柏。
2.2
- yellow-wood香槐, 美洲香槐。
词源
early 17th cent.: gopher from Hebrew gōer.