cocowood

noun

co·​co·​wood

variants or less commonly cocoawood

ˈ⸗(ˌ)⸗ˌ⸗

1

: the hard dark brown wood of an East Indian tree (Aporosa dioica) of the family Euphorbiaceae

called also kokra wood

2

: a wood somewhat similar to cocowood from a West Indian tree (Inga vera)

3

: porcupine wood

Word History

Etymology

coco entry 1, cocoa + wood

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