inkwood

[ ingk-wood ]

noun
  1. a tropical tree, Exothea paniculata, of the soapberry family, yielding a hard, reddish-brown wood.

Origin of inkwood

1
First recorded in 1885–90; ink + wood1

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How to use inkwood in a sentence

  • inkwood (Exothea paniculata) is of the same family as white ironwood but of a different genus.

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