new guinea wood

new guinea wood
noun or new guinea walnut
Usage: usually capitalized N&G
: the light gray to brown wood of a tree (Dracontomelum mangiferum) of the family Anacardiaceae that is native to the southern Pacific islands, has black markings and a high figure, and is used especially in veneers

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