zebrawood

[ zee-bruh-wood; British also zeb-ruh- ]

noun

any of several trees, especially Connarus guianensis, of tropical America, yielding a striped, hard wood used for making furniture.
the wood of any of these trees.

Origin of zebrawood

First recorded in 1775–85; zebra + wood¹

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British Dictionary definitions for zebrawood

zebrawood

/ (ˈzɛbrəˌwʊd, ˈziː-) /

noun

a tree, Connarus guianensis, of tropical America, Asia, and Africa, yielding striped hardwood used in cabinetwork: family Connaraceae
any of various other trees or shrubs having striped wood

the wood of any of these trees

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