camwood
/ˈkæmwʊd/noun
1
- mass noun the hard red timber of an African tree非洲紫檀木。
2
- either of two trees of the pea family which yield this timber两种豆科树木之一。
2.1
- Baphia nitida and (now usually) Pterocarpus soyauxii (the African padouk), family Leguminosae.光亮杂色豆木及该词现在通常所指的非洲紫檀, 豆科。
词源
late 17th cent.: probably from Temne k'am + WOOD.