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Meaning of COCOBOLO

Pronunciation:  `kowku'bowlow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a valuable timber tree of tropical South America
 
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 Synonyms: Dalbergia retusa
 
 See Also: Dalbergia, genus Dalbergia, granadilla wood, tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Co`co*bo"lo\, Cocobolas \Co`co*bo"las\, n. [Sp.
cocobolo.] (Bot.)
A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India
Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of
tools, and for various fancy articles.
 

 

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