Definition of "lancewood" in Anglais

noun

1. A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).

2. New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.

3. (Australia) Any of various Australian trees having hard timber, especially Acacia shirleyi of Queensland and the Northern Territory; also a woodland made of such trees.