calamander

== English == === Etymology === From Sinhalese [script needed] (kaḷu-madīriya), perhaps from Coromandel ebony (see coromandel), changed by association with Sinhalese කළු (kaḷu, “black”); or perhaps a metathetic variant of coromandel via Dutch kalamanderhout. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæləˌmændə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæləˌmændɚ/ Rhymes: salamander Hyphenation: cal‧a‧man‧der === Noun === calamander (usually uncountable, plural calamanders) A wood from India and Sri Lanka, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a kind of ebony obtained from species of Diospyros, especially Diospyros quaesita, used to make furniture. ==== Synonyms ==== coromandel wood, coromandel === References === Calamander wood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Diospyros quaesita on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Diospyros on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “calamander wood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Land camera