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muskwood

muskwood noun: wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Trichilia moschata).

Noun

muskwood (uncountable)

  1. Wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Trichilia moschata).
  2. Wood of an Australian tree (Olearia argophylla).
  3. Any member of the species Guarea guidonia (American muskwood), of parts of the tropical Americas, or their wood.

Origin of muskwood

From musk + wood, because of its fragrance.

Questions about muskwood

What does muskwood mean?
Muskwood means wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Trichilia moschata).
What part of speech is muskwood?
Muskwood is a noun.

Words near muskwood in the dictionary

  1. muskratty
  2. muskroot
  3. musks
  4. muskshrew
  5. muskshrews
  6. muskwood
  7. musky
  8. musky rat kangaroo
  9. musky rat kangaroos
  10. musky rat-kangaroo
  11. musky rat-kangaroos

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