coromandel

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′ə man′dl, kor′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•o•man•del  (kôr′ə man′dl, kor′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Furniturethe hard, brownish wood of a tropical Asian tree, Diospyros melanoxylon.
  2. Plant Biologythe tree itself. Also called cor′oman′del eb′ony. 
  • 1835–45; after the Coromandel coast; compare calimander

'coromandel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
calamander - Coromandel Coast - Puducherry - Tamil Nadu - Bantam work - Coromandel work - Pondicherry

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