muskwood
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From musk + wood, because of its fragrance.
Noun
[edit]muskwood (uncountable)
- Wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Trichilia moschata).
- Wood of an Australian tree (Olearia argophylla).
- Any of species Guarea guidonia (American muskwood), of parts of the tropical Americas, or their wood.
References
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muskwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “muskwood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Trichilia moschata at Plants of the World Online
