PORKWOOD

Etymology

Noun

porkwood (uncountable)

The wood of the spekboom tree.

Source: Wiktionary


Pork"wood`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree (Pisonia obtusata) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called pigeon wood, beefwood, and corkwood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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