Etymology

leopardwood

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Today it means: Either of two trees of the genus Flindersia of New South Wales and Queensland, having a distinctive spotted trunk, Flindersia maculosa and Flindersia collina. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From leopard + wood, from its spotted bark.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Either of two trees of the genus Flindersia of New South Wales and Queensland, having a distinctive spotted trunk, Flindersia maculosa and Flindersia collina.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.