The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diospyros kurzii
marblewood \marblewood\ n.
A hard marbled wood.
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A large Asiatic tree ( Diospyros kurzii) having hard marbled zebrawood.
Syn: Andaman marble, Andaman marble, Diospyros kurzii.
Wikipedia
Diospyros kurzii
Diospyros kurzii is a tree in the Ebenaceae family. It grows up to tall. Twigs dry to black. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to long. The tree is named for the German botanist and curator W. S. Kurz. Habitat is lowland forests. D. kurzii is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and Maluku.