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poisonwood

poisonwood noun: metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.

Noun

poisonwood (usually uncountable, plural poisonwoods)

  1. (usually) Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
    Synonyms:
    Florida poisontree, hog gum

Synonyms of poisonwood

Forms of poisonwood

pluralpoisonwoods

Origin of poisonwood

From poison + wood.

Questions about poisonwood

What does poisonwood mean?
Poisonwood means metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
What part of speech is poisonwood?
Poisonwood is a noun.
What is the plural of poisonwood?
The plural of poisonwood is poisonwoods.

Words near poisonwood in the dictionary

  1. poisons the well
  2. poisonsome
  3. poisonvetch
  4. poisonvetches
  5. poisonweed
  6. poisonwood
  7. poisonwoods
  8. poisony
  9. Poissant
  10. Poissants
  11. poissarde

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