the hard, heavy, black wood of various East Indian trees (genus Diospyros) of the ebony family, used in furniture
Origin:
after ? coromandel ( coast)
See calamander in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The hard, black-and-brown-striped wood of certain tropical Asian trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. quaesita of Sri Lanka, used for making furniture.
Origin:
Origin: Probably from Dutch kalamanderhout, calamander wood
Origin: , perhaps from alteration of Coromandel Coast