muskwood

muskwood
noun
musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads
Syn: ↑Olearia argophylla
Hypernyms: ↑daisybush, ↑daisy-bush, ↑daisy bush

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
a. : a usually small to medium-sized widely distributed tropical American musky-odored tree (Guarea trichilioides)
b. : the reddish brown rather light straight-grained wood of this tree used especially formerly in the West Indies as a substitute for mahogany
2.
a. : a musk tree (Olearia argophylla)
b. : the hard white wood of the musk tree used for cabinetwork

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  • Muskwood — Musk wood , n. [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.) (a) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family ({Moschoxylum Swartzii}). (b) The wood of an Australian tree ({Eurybia argophylla}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • muskwood — nuodingasis sanūtras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melijinių šeimos medieninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Guarea guidonia), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Guarea guidonia angl. cocillana; guaraguao; muskwood pranc. bois… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • muskwood — n. type of tree native of Australia characterized by its musk scent and yellow flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Eurybia argophylla — Muskwood Musk wood , n. [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.) (a) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family ({Moschoxylum Swartzii}). (b) The wood of an Australian tree ({Eurybia argophylla}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moschoxylum Swartzii — Muskwood Musk wood , n. [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.) (a) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family ({Moschoxylum Swartzii}). (b) The wood of an Australian tree ({Eurybia argophylla}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Musk — This article is about the musk odor. For the MuSK receptor, see MuSK protein. For the entrepreneur, see Elon Musk. For the locality in Australia, see Musk, Victoria. Moschus moschiferus, Siberian musk deer Musk is a class of aromatic substances… …   Wikipedia

  • Guarea — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots …   Wikipedia

  • Olearia argophylla — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Guarea —   Guarea …   Wikipedia Español

  • Guarea trichilioides —   Gurea trichiliodes: requia …   Wikipedia Español

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