LACEWOOD

sycamore, lacewood

(noun) variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lacewood (uncountable)

Any of several types of wood with a coarse texture, but especially that from several varieties of sycamore.

Source: Wiktionary



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SUSPECT

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