Associations to the word «Lancewood»

Wiktionary

LANCEWOOD, noun. A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).
LANCEWOOD, noun. New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.

Dictionary definition

LANCEWOOD, noun. Durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools.
LANCEWOOD, noun. Source of most of the lancewood of commerce.

Wise words

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