itaka-wood
(ˈɪtəkəˌwʊd)
[f. Itaka, the native name + wood n.]
A cabinet-wood beautifully streaked with black and brown, obtained from the Machærium Schomburgkii, a leguminous tree of Guyana.
| 1866 Treas. Bot. 706/1 Machærium Schomburgkii, a British Guiana species, produces the beautifully mottled wood called Itaka, Itiki, or Tiger-wood, used for furniture in that country. |