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leopardwood

leopardwood noun: either of two trees of the genus Flindersia of New South Wales and Queensland, having a distinctive spotted trunk, Flindersia maculosa and Flindersia collina.

Noun

leopardwood (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) Either of two trees of the genus Flindersia of New South Wales and Queensland, having a distinctive spotted trunk, Flindersia maculosa and Flindersia collina.
    Synonyms:
    leopard tree

Synonyms of leopardwood

Origin of leopardwood

From leopard + wood, from its spotted bark.

Questions about leopardwood

What does leopardwood mean?
Leopardwood means either of two trees of the genus Flindersia of New South Wales and Queensland, having a distinctive spotted trunk, Flindersia maculosa and Flindersia collina.
What part of speech is leopardwood?
Leopardwood is a noun.

Words near leopardwood in the dictionary

  1. leopardskin
  2. leopardskins
  3. leopardsona
  4. leopardsonas
  5. Leopardstown
  6. leopardwood
  7. leopardy
  8. Leopold
  9. Leopoldian
  10. Leopoldism
  11. Leopoldsburg

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