connarus guianensis

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetworkSynonyms: Connarus guianensis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Zebrawood \Ze"bra*wood`\, n. (a) A kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown, and whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical American tree (Connarus Guianensis). (b) The wood of a small West Indian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia fragrans). (c) The wood of an East Indian tree of the genus Guettarda. [1913 Webster]
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