Dictionary Definition
lancewood
Noun
1 durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood
tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
2 source of most of the lancewood of commerce
[syn: lancewood
tree, Oxandra
lanceolata]
Extensive Definition
Lancewood may refer to the following:
- Lancewood (wood), a tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana.
- Pseudopanax crassifolius, a New Zealand tree, also called horoeka or lancewood.