the wood of a sycamore tree that has been stained for use in furniture making
harewood in American English
(ˈhɛərˌwud)
noun
the greenish-gray wood of the sycamore maple, used for making furniture
Word origin
[1655–65; var. of obs. airewood, equiv. to obs. aire harewood (‹ dial. G Ähre ‹‹ VL *acre, L acer maple) + wood1]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: contour, intensity, loaded, organism, outline