diospyros quaesita

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diospyros quaesita - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calamander wood \Cal"a*man`der wood\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[a^]n`d[~e]r
     w[oo^]d`).
     A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a
     hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture.
     It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros qu[ae]sita
     . Called also Coromandel wood.
     [1913 Webster]