/af'rawr moh"zee euh, -zheuh, -rohr-/ , n.
1. a tree, Pericopsis elata (or Afrormosia elata ), of western Africa, having wood that resembles teak and is used in cabinetwork.
2. the wood of this tree.
[ Afr-, s. of Afer (adj.) African + NL Ormosia a genus to which the plant was first attributed (irreg. from Gk hórmos necklace + NL -ia -IA; so called because the seeds of the plant were strung as necklaces) ]