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coachwood

coachwood noun: an Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.

Noun

coachwood (countable and uncountable, plural coachwoods)

  1. An Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.

Forms of coachwood

pluralcoachwoods

Origin of coachwood

From coach + wood.

Questions about coachwood

What does coachwood mean?
Coachwood means an Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.
What part of speech is coachwood?
Coachwood is a noun.
What is the plural of coachwood?
The plural of coachwood is coachwoods.

Words near coachwood in the dictionary

  1. coachwhipping
  2. coachwhips
  3. coachwise
  4. coachwoman
  5. coachwomen
  6. coachwood
  7. coachwoods
  8. coachwork
  9. coachworks
  10. coachwright
  11. coachwrights

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