Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Calamander wood \Cal"a*man`der wood\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[a^]n`d[~e]r
   w[oo^]d`).
   A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a
   hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture.
   It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the {Diospyros
   qu[ae]sita}. Called also {Coromandel wood}.