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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The true laurel (Laurus nobilis). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The timber of the Jamaican tree Oreodaphne leucoxylon, or of various related trees. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   Ocotea floribunda and Ocotea leucoxylon countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Licaria triandra countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Nectandra coriacea countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   Sideroxylon salicifolium countable, uncountable

Etymology

From sweet + wood.

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