Definition of "blackwood"

(countable) Any of several species of trees yielding a very dark wood.

1. African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa  examples

2. Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia  examples

3. Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India  examples

4. Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.  examples

(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.  examples