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calamander definition

cala·man·der (kal′ə man′dər)

noun

the hard, heavy, black wood of various East Indian trees (genus Diospyros) of the ebony family, used in furniture

Etymology: after ? coromandel ( coast)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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