Madeira wood \Madeira wood\ (Bot.)
(a) The mahogany tree ({Swietenia Mahogoni}).
(b) A West Indian leguminous tree ({Lysiloma Latisiliqua})
the wood of which is used for boat trimming.
Lysiloma latisiliqua
n : a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles
tamarind and has long flat pods [syn: {wild tamarind}, {Lysiloma
bahamensis}]