devilwood

devilwood
noun
small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits
Hypernyms: ↑tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Osmanthus, ↑genus Osmanthus

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: probably so called from the fact that it is very hard to cut or split
: a small tree (Osmanthus americanus) of the southern United States that is related to the olive and has whitish bark and panicles of dull white flowers which are succeeded by dark purple fruits — called also American olive

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/dev"euhl wood'/, n.
a small olive tree, Osmanthus americanus, of the U.S., yielding a hard wood.
[1810-20; DEVIL + WOOD1]

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  • Devilwood — Dev il*wood , n. (Bot.) A kind of tree ({Osmanthus Americanus}), allied to the European olive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • devilwood — ☆ devilwood [dev′əl wood΄ ] n. a small evergreen tree (Osmanthus americanus) of the olive family, with whitish bark, glossy leaves, greenish flowers, and hard wood, found in SE U.S …   English World dictionary

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  • devilwood — noun Date: 1818 a small tree (Osmanthus americanus) of the olive family that is native to the southern United States …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • devilwood — /dev euhl wood /, n. a small olive tree, Osmanthus americanus, of the U.S., yielding a hard wood. [1810 20; DEVIL + WOOD1] * * * …   Universalium

  • devilwood — dev•il•wood [[t]ˈdɛv əlˌwʊd[/t]] n. pln a small tree, Osmanthus americanus, of the olive family, of the SE U.S., yielding a hard wood • Etymology: 1810–20 …   From formal English to slang

  • Osmanthus Americanus — Devilwood Dev il*wood , n. (Bot.) A kind of tree ({Osmanthus Americanus}), allied to the European olive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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