partridge wood

noun

1. the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.

partridge-wood

noun

1. the dark striped wood of the tropical American leguminous tree, Andira inermis, used for cabinetwork

Word History and Origins

Origin of partridge wood¹

First recorded in 1820–30