kingwood

king·wood

K0071200 (kĭng′wo͝od′)n.1. A South American tree (Dalbergia cearensis) in the pea family, having hard, fine-textured, purplish-brown wood used in cabinetmaking.2. The wood of this tree.

kingwood

(ˈkɪŋˌwʊd) n1. (Plants) the hard fine-grained violet-tinted wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree, Dalbergia cearensis, used in cabinetwork2. (Plants) the tree yielding this wood

king•wood

(ˈkɪŋˌwʊd)

n. 1. a Brazilian wood streaked with violet, used esp. in cabinetwork. 2. the tree, Dalbergia cearensis, of the pea family, that yields this wood. [1850–55]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kingwood - handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetworkDalbergia cearensis, kingwood tree, kingwood - Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet woodwood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	kingwood - Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet woodDalbergia cearensis, kingwood treeDalbergia, genus Dalbergia - large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timberskingwood - handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetworktree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms