bastard mahogany
nounDefinition of bastard mahogany
1a or less commonly bastard jarrah
(1)
: an Australian tree (Eucalyptus botryoides)
— called also bangalay, woolly butt
(2)
: the timber of this tree that is hard and durable though inferior to the other so-called mahoganies of the continent
b
: jarrah sense 1
2
: a West Indian tree (Ratonia apetala) of the family Sapindaceae