Home › Words › N › nanmunanmunanmu · noun — wood of the tree Phoebe nanmu (or several other similar) that was once used for boat building, architectural woodworking and wood art in China.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from Mandarin 楠木 (nánmù).nounwood of the tree Phoebe nanmu (or several other similar) that was once used for boat building, architectural woodworking and wood art in ChinaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).