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noun
A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: tarata
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The flowering plant Calycophyllum candidissimum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: dagame, degame, degami
Antonyms: none provided
noun
South African evergreen having hard tough wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lemon-wood, lemonwood tree, lemon-wood tree, Psychotria capensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
noun
hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wood
History
From lemon + wood.
