coromandel

[kawr-uh-man-dl, kor-]

noun

the hard, brownish wood of a tropical Asian tree, Diospyros melanoxylon.
the tree itself.

Origin of coromandel

1835–45; after the Coromandel Coast; cf. calamander

Also called coromandel ebony.

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The Coromandel was bound to Cadiz, and thence round the Horn.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
The 'Coromandel' was not in yet; would not be in now until after dark—if then.
The Giant's Robe
F. Anstey
This is the white sandalwood, for the red comes from Coromandel and Pegu.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 27 of 55)
Various
He is said to have been the twin of the demigod Mangara by a queen on the Coromandel coast.
Demonology and Devil-lore
Moncure Daniel Conway
This factory was the germ of the city of Madras, on the coast of Coromandel.
India Under British Rule
James Talboys Wheeler