cocuswood

/ ˈkəʊkəsˌwʊd /

noun

1. wood from the tropical American leguminous tree Brya ebenus , used for inlaying, turnery, musical instruments, etc

2. the source of this wood, an important timber tree in parts of the Caribbean

Example Sentences

Logwood 32,930 4,332 Fustic 9,808 1,771 Nicaragua 7,909 112 Barwood 1,896 1,229 Sappan 3,670 — Green Ebony, and Cocuswood 1,457 — Red Sanders 656 — Camwood 416 — Brazil and Brazillito 309 — 59,051 7,444 Thus we perceive the annual consumption of heavy dyewoods in this country, in dyeing cotton, linen, woollen and silk goods, &c., exceeds in weight 51,000 tons.

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