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SWEETWOOD
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Noun
sweetwood (countable and uncountable, plural sweetwoods)
The true laurel (Laurus nobilis).
The timber of the Jamaican tree Oreodaphne leucoxylon, or of various related trees.
Source: Wiktionary
Sweet"wood`, n. (Bot.) (a) The true laurel (Laurus nobilis.) (b) The timber of the tree Oreodaphne Leucoxylon, growing in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of several other related trees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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