stavewood

stavewood
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
2.
a. : either of two Australian trees (Tarrietia argyrodendron and T. actinophylla) that are sometimes grown as ornamentals and yield hard heavy reddish brown lumber
b. : bungi-bungi

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  • Stavewood — Stave wood (st[=a]v w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) A tall tree ({Simaruba amara}) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Simaruba amara — Stavewood Stave wood (st[=a]v w[oo^]d ), n. (Bot.) A tall tree ({Simaruba amara}) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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