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Meaning of LIGHTWOOD

Pronunciation:  'lIt`wûd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
 
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 Synonyms: Acacia melanoxylon
 
 See Also: blackwood, blackwood tree, genus Acacia

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Light"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n.
Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the
Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like,
for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.
 

 

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