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lemonwood

lemonwood noun: a small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.

Noun

lemonwood (plural lemonwoods)

  1. A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.
    Synonyms:
    tarata
  2. The flowering plant Calycophyllum candidissimum.
    Synonyms:
    dagame, degame, degami

Synonyms of lemonwood

Forms of lemonwood

plurallemonwoods

Origin of lemonwood

From lemon + wood.

Questions about lemonwood

What does lemonwood mean?
Lemonwood means a small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.
What part of speech is lemonwood?
Lemonwood is a noun.
What is the plural of lemonwood?
The plural of lemonwood is lemonwoods.

Words near lemonwood in the dictionary

  1. Lemont
  2. lemontini
  3. lemontinis
  4. lemonwater
  5. lemonweed
  6. lemonwood
  7. lemonwoods
  8. lemony
  9. lemony fresh
  10. lemonyellow
  11. Lemoore

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