zebrawood

Any of several African or tropical American trees having striped wood.

The wood of any of these trees, used in cabinetmaking.

The wood of Connarus Guianensis (Omphalobium Lambertii), of the Connaraceæ, a tall tree of Guiana; also, the tree itself. The wood is hard and beautifully marked, and is much sought for use in making furniture.

The wood of a small evergreen, Guettarda speciosa, of the Rubiaceæ, found on tropical shores in both hemispheres.

In the West Indies, a shrub or small tree, Myrtus (Eugenia) fragrans, var. cuneata.

A kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown, and whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical American tree (Connarus Guianensis).

The wood of a small West Indian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia fragrans).

The wood of an East Indian tree of the genus Guettarda.

Any wood with a figure (grain pattern) like the striping of a zebra, most often wood of the genus Microberlinia.

handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork