Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very hard, close-grained, dark-brown wood, obtained from
Aporosa dioica , a euphorbiaceous tree of Bengal and Burma. Also calledkokra-wood . - noun A wood of the West Indies, said to be the product of Inga vera, a common leguminous tree.
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Among other woods are the lignum-vitae, granadilla, the coco-wood, and the _Cedrela Odorata_
Cuba, Old and New 1893
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