lightwood, Acacia melanoxylon
(noun) tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lightwood (uncountable)
(North America) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
lightwood (plural lightwoods)
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
Source: Wiktionary
Light"wood`, n.
Definition: Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
