zebrawoodhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zebrawood_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezebrawood, n.
Revised 2018

zebrawoodnoun

  1. 1768–
    The striped wood of any of various tropical trees and shrubs, esp. of the genera Connarus (family Connaraceae) and Microberlinia (family Fabaceae), which is commonly used to make veneers and furniture; (also) a tree producing such wood.
    1. 1768
      Beautiful variegated wood, proper for fineering, called Zebra Wood.
      Premiums (Society Encouragem. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce) 22
    2. 1852
      A beautiful Devonport of zebra-wood, with a plate-glass back.
      R. S. Surtees, Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour viii. xlii. 231
    3. 1871
      Zebra-wood (Omphalobium Lambertii). A large tree, native of Guiana.
      J. Smith, Domestic Botany 467
    4. 1921
      Andaman marble or zebrawood, a handsome wood finely striped with alternate but irregular bands of grey and black.
      W. Bullock, Timbers for Woodwork 67
    5. 1996
      The name zebrawood..generally applies to certain members of the Leguminosae family: Microberlinia brazzavillensis, M. bisulcata, and Brachystegia fleuryana.
      American Woodworker June 68/2
    6. 2007
      This is not your average chain hotel: It's a dim oasis lined with zebrawood panelling.
      Globe & Mail (Toronto) 30 August r7/1

Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.

zebra, n. was revised in June 2018.