ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1.
a. : either of two tropical American timber trees ( Cordia gerascanthus and C. alliodora )
b. : the hard heavy smooth elastic dark-streaked brown wood of either tree
2. : a tropical American shrub ( Exostema caribaeum ) with a bark used in the preparation of bitters