snakewood

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun In India, the bitter root and wood of Strychnos colubrina, also that of S. Nux-vomica, which is esteemed a cure for snake-poison, and is also employed as a tonic remedy in dyspepsia, etc. See nux vomica, 2.
• noun The leopard- or letter-wood, Brosimum Aubletii: so called from the markings on the wood. See letter-wood.
• noun A small West Indian tree, Colubrina ferruginosa of the Rhamnaceæ: named apparently from the twisted grain of the wood.
• noun The trumpet-tree, Cecropia peltata, or sometimes the genus.
• noun Sometimes, same as serpentwood.
• noun The red nosegay-tree, Plumeria rubra.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun An East Indian climbing plant (Strychnos colubrina) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent.
• noun An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.
• noun Same as trumpetwood.
• noun A tropical American shrub (Plumieria rubra) which has very fragrant red blossoms.
• noun Same as letterwood.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Brosimum guianense, an Amazonian tree having hard, speckled wood that resembles snakeskin; used in musical instruments
• noun Acacia xiphophylla, an Australian tree with curving, snake-like limbs
• noun Any of various North American shrubs of the genus Colubrina, often specifically Colubrina texensis

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents
• noun tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems