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n. - The wood of any of several East Indian trees of a particular genus

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  • The department of manufactures was represented by massive furniture in calamander, ebony, and satinwood, carved with the most elaborate devices, dainty laces made by the...
  • Here also, equally immovable, the calamander is growing, neglected and unknown.
  • The country abounds in tropical fruits, such as pineapples, plantains, oranges, and mangoes and in such trees as ebony, satin, calamander, and ironwood.
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