sasswood
noun
sass·wood
ˈsaˌswu̇d
variants or sassywood
ˈsasēˌwu̇d
: a western African tree (Erythrophloeum guineense) of the family Leguminosae having a poisonous bark and yielding a hard strong insect-resistant wood
Word History
Etymology
sasswood alteration of sassywood; sassywood from sassy (probably of African origin) + wood