coromandel

American  

[kawr-uh-man-dl, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈmæn dl, ˌkɒr- /

noun

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

2. the tree itself.

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Etymology

Origin of coromandel

1835–45; after the Coromandel Coast ( def. ); calamander ( def. )

Example Sentences

I moved onto the large round platform set in front of one of our black, six-paneled Coromandel screens.

From Literature

A state of emergency has been declared in the Bay of Plenty where Mount Maunganui sits, and various parts of the North Island, including Northland, Coromandel, Tairāwhiti and Hauraki.

From BBC

By then the third team, most likely, was laying low in the Coromandel Peninsula town of Thames, a spot scoped out by Christine Cabon months before.

From Slate

She spent a weekend with other volunteers in the Coromandel Peninsula, just across the water from Auckland, and took photograph after photograph of the coastline.

From Slate

He was taken to the nearby town of Whangamatā on the Coromandel Peninsula, where he was treated for hypothermia and exhaustion.

From BBC