ˌgäd.ēˈä(ˌ)dō, |gäd.ē|au̇ noun
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Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, adjective, catlike, striped like a civet cat, from gato cat, from Late Latin cattus; from the streaks in the wood — more at cat
: a tropical American timber tree ( Astronium graveolens ) of the family Anacardiaceae that yields a hard dense heavy black-streaked brown timber used as a cabinet wood and that has bark rich in tannin