inkwood

[ ingk-wood ]

noun

1. a tropical tree, Exothea paniculata, of the soapberry family, yielding a hard, reddish-brown wood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inkwood¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ink + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Behind another BVI entity, the so-called Inkwood Property Group, we found a Hertfordshire businessman, Lawrie Alderman, chairman of an advertising services agency, TPS Visual Communications.

From The Guardian

He set up Inkwood in 2001 and used it to purchase the freehold of central London office premises at Bakers Yard in Clerkenwell.

From The Guardian