OLIVEWOOD

Etymology

Noun

olivewood (countable and uncountable, plural olivewoods)

The wood of the olive tree

Any of several ornamental trees of the genus Cassine.

Source: Wiktionary


Ol`ive*wood", n. (Bot.) (a) The wood of the olive. (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elæodendron, and also to the trees themselves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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