crabwood

[ krab-woo d ]
/ ˈkræbˌwʊd /

noun

Origin of crabwood

First recorded in 1840–50; crab2 + wood1

Example sentences from the Web for crabwood

  • Crabwood (Gymnanthes lucida) is known chiefly by the fine canes made of it.

    American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for crabwood

crabwood
/ (ˈkræbˌwʊd) /

noun

a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis
the wood of this tree, used for construction