DEVILWOOD

devilwood, American olive, Osmanthus americanus

(noun) small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

devilwood (plural devilwoods)

A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.

Synonyms

• (Cartrema americana): American olive, wild olive

Source: Wiktionary


Dev"il*wood`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus), allied to the European olive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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