cocobolo

[koh-kuh-boh-loh]

co·co·bo·lo

[koh-kuh-boh-loh]
noun
the hard, durable wood of any of several tropical trees of the genus Dalbergia, of the legume family, used for making furniture.
Also, co·co·bo·la [koh-kuh-boh-luh] .


Origin:
1840–50; < Spanish < Arawak kakaboli
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cocobolo

noun
a valuable timber tree of tropical South America 
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