ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier aire-wood, from obsolete English ayre, ayer harewood (perhaps from Friulian ayar maple tree, from Latin acer ) + English wood — more at acer
1. : a greenish gray figured cabinet wood obtained by chemical treatment and dyeing of sycamore maple and sometimes other maples — called also gray harewood
2. : a strongly figured tropical American wood initially yellow but seasoning to silvery gray with greenish markings, obtained from a tree of the genus Xanthoxylum, and much used by 18th century cabinetmakers but now rarely available