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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell of lemon when crushed.
2. 2
   South African evergreen having hard tough wood wordnet
3. 3
   The flowering plant Calycophyllum candidissimum.
4. 4
   hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dagamedegamedegamilemon woodlemon wood treelemon-wood

Etymology

From lemon + wood.

Related phrases

new zealand

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