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king⋅wood

[king-wood]
–noun
1. a Brazilian wood streaked with violet tints, used esp. in cabinetwork.
2. the tree of the genus Dalbergia that yields this wood.

Origin:
1850–55; king + wood 1
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king·wood   (kĭng'wŏŏd')   
n.  
  1. A South American tree (Dalbergia cearensis) with hard, fine-textured, purplish-brown wood used in cabinetmaking.

  2. The wood of this tree.

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