Prince·wood n. Bot. The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color.
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princewood
n 1: tropical American timber tree [syn: Spanish elm, Cordia
gerascanthus]
2: large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for
its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood [syn:
Spanish elm, Equador laurel, salmwood, cypre, Cordia
alliodora]