LANCEWOOD


Meaning of LANCEWOOD in English

/lans"wood', lahns"-/ , n.

1. the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, esp. Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc.

2. a tree that yields this wood.

[ 1690-1700; LANCE 1 + WOOD 1 ]

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