cal·a·man·der (k l  -mn dr)n. 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. [Probably from Dutch kalamanderhout, calamander wood, perhaps from alteration of Coromandel Coast.] |
calamander [ˈkæləˌmændə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the hard black-and-brown striped wood of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. quaesita of India and Sri Lanka, used in making furniture: family Ebenaceae See also ebony [2]
[metathetic variant of coromandel in Coromandel Coast]
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