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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

moepelmoepel

Etymology

From milk + wood.

Related phrases

hard milkwoodst helena

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