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lakawood

lakawood noun: a reddish aromatic heartwood obtained from various plants and used as incense in China, India and South East Asia. It was also historically used as a dye and in medicine.

Noun

lakawood (uncountable)

  1. A reddish aromatic heartwood obtained from various plants and used as incense in China, India and South East Asia. It was also historically used as a dye and in medicine.
    Synonyms:
    cayolaque

Synonyms of lakawood

Origin of lakawood

Calque of Malay kayu laka.

Questions about lakawood

What does lakawood mean?
Lakawood means a reddish aromatic heartwood obtained from various plants and used as incense in China, India and South East Asia. It was also historically used as a dye and in medicine.
What part of speech is lakawood?
Lakawood is a noun.

Words near lakawood in the dictionary

  1. lakatois
  2. Lakatos
  3. Lakatoses
  4. Lakatosian
  5. Lakawan
  6. lakawood
  7. lake
  8. Lake Agassiz
  9. Lake Albert
  10. Lake Almanor Country Club
  11. Lake Almanor Peninsula

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