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Webster 1913 Edition


Calamander wood

Cal′a-manˊder wood

(kăl′ȧ-mănˊdẽr woŏdˊ)
.
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the
Diospyros quæsita
. Called also
Coromandel wood
.