A tropical American hardwood tree valued for timber, or the dense, attractive wood itself used in fine woodworking and musical instruments.
Spanish diminutive of 'granada' (pomegranate), applied to the tree and wood; named for resemblance to pomegranate wood or fruit.
Granadillo wood is so dense it was historically used for mallets, mechanisms, and fine instrument work—the wood's hardness made it worth the shipping costs across oceans, fueling international trade centuries ago.
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