princewood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tropical American timber tree
    Spanish elm; Cordia gerascanthus.
  2. noun large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
    Cordia alliodora; Equador laurel; salmwood; cypre; Spanish elm.

WordNet


Prince"wood` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color.

Webster 1913