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milkwood

milkwood noun: sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood.

Noun

milkwood (plural milkwoods)

  1. (South Africa) Sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood
  2. (South Africa) Mimusops zeyheri, the Transvaal red milkwood.
    Synonyms:
    moepel
  3. (Australia, South-Asia) Alstonia scholaris (scholar tree, milky pine), and other species in the genus Alstonia.
  4. Trimeris scaevolifolia, a tree endemic to the Atlantic island of St. Helena.
  5. Many species of the genus Tabernaemontana, that are native to the Americas.

Synonyms of milkwood

Forms of milkwood

pluralmilkwoods

Origin of milkwood

From milk + wood.

Words formed from milkwood

Questions about milkwood

What does milkwood mean?
Milkwood means sideroxylon inermis, the white milkwood.
What part of speech is milkwood?
Milkwood is a noun.
What is the plural of milkwood?
The plural of milkwood is milkwoods.

Words near milkwood in the dictionary

  1. milkweed silk
  2. milkweeds
  3. milkwhite
  4. milkwoman
  5. milkwomen
  6. milkwood
  7. milkwoods
  8. milkwort
  9. milkworts
  10. milky
  11. milky disease

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