dattock
noun
dat·tock
ˈdatək
plural -s
1
: a tropical African tree (Detarium senegalense) of the family Leguminosae having rounded to oval pods with a sweet edible pulp and a single oily edible seed
2
: the hard dark reddish brown intricately figured wood of the dattock
Word History
Etymology
Wolof detah, ditah