coromandel

noun

• 1 (also coromandel wood or coromandel ebony) [mass noun] a fine-grained, greyish-brown ebony streaked with black, used in furniture. Also called calamander.

• 2the Sri Lankan tree that yields coromandel ebony.

  • Diospyros quaesita, family Ebenaceae

adjective

• denoting a form of oriental lacquerware with intaglio designs.