calamander

(kalə man′dər)

noun

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

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