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noun
A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any of various Australian trees having hard timber, especially Acacia shirleyi of Queensland and the Northern Territory; also a woodland made of such trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable
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noun
source of most of the lancewood of commerce
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lancewood tree, Oxandra lanceolata
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Broader terms: tree
noun
durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wood
History
From lance + wood.
