Associations to the word «Lightwood»

Wiktionary

LIGHTWOOD, noun. Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
LIGHTWOOD, noun. (North America) Wood used to light a fire; also a tree from which one obtains such wood.

Dictionary definition

LIGHTWOOD, noun. Tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway