'leopardwood' definitions:
Definition of 'leopardwood'
From: GCIDE
- leopardwood \leop"ard*wood`\, n. (Bot.) See Letterwood. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'leopardwood'
From: GCIDE
- Letterwood \Let"ter*wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (Brosimum Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks. [1913 Webster]