WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

goncalo alves
    n 1: tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in
         eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with
         straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish
         ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy
         construction [syn: goncalo alves, Astronium
         fraxinifolium]