the hard fine-grained yellowish wood of the orange tree
b.
(as modifier)
an orangewood table
orangewood in American English
(ˈɔrɪndʒˌwʊd)
noun
1.
the wood of the orange tree, used as in carving
adjective
2.
of orangewood
orangewood in American English
(ˈɔrɪndʒˌwud, ˈɑr-)
noun
the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery
Word origin
[1880–85; orange + wood1]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, highball, interface, irredentist, quotation mark