calamander

American  

[kal-uh-man-der] / ˈkæl əˌmæn dər /

noun

1. the hard, mottled brown and black wood of any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, used for cabinetwork.

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calamander British  

/ ˈkæləˌmændə /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of calamander

First recorded in 1795–1805; perhaps metathetic variant of coromandel

Example Sentences

Samples of redwood, ebony, calamander, hamamelis, suradanni, tamarind, satinwood, mahogany, walnut, maples of many kinds and oaks without limit—all are there.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Hubbard, Elbert

Can it be that, like the calamander, or Coromandel-wood, which is rapidly approaching extinction, sandal-wood was extirpated from the island by injudicious cutting, unaccompanied by any precautions for the reproduction of the tree?

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

The calamander, ebony, and satinwood trees, familiar to us as choice cabinet woods, are conspicuous and ornamental, besides which there are in these forests many other valuable species.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Here also, equally immovable, the calamander is growing, neglected and unknown.

From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

In a Ceylon jungle, the banian and the palm, the bread-fruit, banana, satinwood, calamander, mango, and bamboo, tamarind, and ebony, mingle familiarly together.

From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray