lancewood

Noun

Meaning

A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs, archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree which produces this wood, Duguetia Quitarensis (a native of Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family (Anonaseae).

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lancewood tree Oxandra lanceolata grove house OAK ebony cassia kino gibbet ironwood gallows balata wood bowstring kingwood
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Hypernyms

wood

Close letter words and terms

lancet worm lancet-shaped lancetfish lancewood tree lancework lanch