blackwood

See also: Blackwood

English

Etymology

black +‎ wood

Noun

blackwood (usually uncountable, plural blackwoods)

1. (countable) Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.
   1. African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
   2. Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
   3. Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
   4. Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
2. (uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.

Derived terms

• Tasmanian blackwood