paddlewood
/ˈpadlwʊd/noun
A tropical South American tree, Aspidosperma excelsum (family Apocynaceae) (also paddlewood tree); the light, elastic wood of this tree, used especially to make paddles for canoes.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Schomburgk (1804–1865), surveyor and traveller. From paddle + wood.