NOUN | plant | lancewood tree, laurelwood, Calophyllum candidissimum | tropical American tree |
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plant | lancewood tree, lancewood, Oxandra lanceolata | source of most of the lancewood of commerce |
Meaning | Tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood. | |
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Synonyms | laurelwood, Calophyllum candidissimum | |
Member of | Calophyllum, genus Calophyllum | genus of tropical evergreen trees |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Meaning | Source of most of the lancewood of commerce. | |
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Synonyms | lancewood, Oxandra lanceolata | |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Substances | lancewood | durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree |
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