Lancewood

[lɑ:nswud]

Definition

(noun.) source of most of the lancewood of commerce.

(noun.) durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools.

Editor: Nancy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs, archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree which produces this wood, Duguetia Quitarensis (a native of Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family (Anonaseae).

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