coachwood
nounDefinition of coachwood
1
: either of two Australian trees of the family Cunoniaceae:
a
: a medium-sized tree (Ceratopetalum apetalum) with grayish bark and dry hard fruits surrounded by winglike calyx lobes
— called also leatherjacket
b
: a medium-sized to large tree (Schizomeria ovata) with a succulent egg-shaped fruit
— called also white cherry
2
: the heavy tough fine-grained wood of the coachwood (see sense 1a above) pinkish in color but darkening on exposure and used chiefly for veneers and in cabinetwork
— called also scented satinwood
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