lancewood

lance·wood  (lnswd)

n.

1. Any of several tropical American trees, especially Calycophyllum candidissimum, having hard, durable, uniformly grained wood.

2. The wood of this tree, used for construction and cabinet work.

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lancewood [ˈlɑːnsˌwʊd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical trees, esp Oxandra lanceolata, yielding a tough elastic wood: family Annonaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of any of these trees

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lancewood - durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools Oxandra lanceolata, lancewood, lancewood tree - source of most of the lancewood of commerce wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	lancewood - source of most of the lancewood of commerce Oxandra lanceolata, lancewood tree lancewood - durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms