lancewood

American  

[lans-wood, lahns-] / ˈlænsˌwʊd, ˈlɑns- /

noun

1. the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.

2. a tree that yields this wood.

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lancewood British  

/ ˈlɑːnsˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various tropical trees, esp Oxandra lanceolata, yielding a tough elastic wood: family Annonaceae

2. the wood of any of these trees

3. Also called: horoeka.  a New Zealand forest tree, Pseudopanax crassifolius , with a small round head and a slender trunk

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Etymology

Origin of lancewood

First recorded in 1690–1700; lance ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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lancewood

Some are of a dark colour of various shades and very compact; others light-coloured and resembling in texture box or lancewood.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell

We met with a little rain water at three miles, where the soil became sandy; continued to be more so as we advanced, with lancewood and other scrubs growing upon it.

From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart

Some people prefer Greenheart or Wasahba for tips, but lancewood or red cedar is the best, I think.

From Black Bass Where to catch them in quantity within an hour's ride from New York by Charles Barker Bradford

The country then became sandy, with gum, spinifex, and lancewood scrub, not difficult to get through.

From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart

Spanish yew is considered the choicest, next comes the Italian, then the English yew; lancewood and lancewood backed with hickory are used more than any other.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by John H. Young