war department: a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947
executive department: a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
caracolito: large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families