Pronunciation: ' z ē -br ə - ˌ wu ̇ d, ' ze-
Function: noun
Date: 1783
1 : any of several trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood: as a : a tall So. American timber tree ( Astronium fraxinifolium ) of the cashew family b : a tall western African timber tree ( Microberlinia brazzavillensis ) of the legume family
2 : the wood of a zebrawood