Empire-grown

English

Adjective

Empire-grown (not comparable)

(historical) Of timber and other produce, grown in the British Empire and imported into Britain.
- 1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 396:
  Decorations and appointments: Stainless steel is generally employed for all fittings, while compartments are decorated with polished veneers of Empire-grown timbers.

References

“Empire-grown”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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