kingwood

 [king-wood]  

king·wood

   [king-wood]
noun
1.
a Brazilian wood streaked with violet tints, used especially in cabinetwork.
2.
the tree of the genus Dalbergia that yields this wood.
Origin:
1850–55; king + wood1
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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kingwood (ˈkɪŋˌwʊd)
 
—n
1.  the hard fine-grained violet-tinted wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree, Dalbergia cearensis, used in cabinetwork
2.  the tree yielding this wood

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