Definition of Devilwood

1. Noun. Small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits.

Exact synonyms: American Olive, Osmanthus Americanus
Group relationships: Genus Osmanthus, Osmanthus
Generic synonyms: Tree

Definition of Devilwood

1. n. A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus), allied to the European olive.

Definition of Devilwood

1. Noun. (botany) A tree, ''Osmanthus americanus'', allied to the European olive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Devilwood

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Devilwood

1. A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus), allied to the European olive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Devilwood

devilkins
devilled
devilled sausages
devilless
devillike
devilline
devilling
devilment
devilments
devilries
devilry
devils
devilship
deviltries
deviltry
devilwood (current term)
devilwoods
deviometer
devious
deviously
deviousness
deviousnesses
devirgination
devirginations
devisable
devisal
devisals
devise
devised
devisee

Literary usage of Devilwood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"The forests of this maritime area are composed chiefly of broad-leaf evergreen trees: water oak, laurel oak, live oak, devilwood, mock-orange, smooth sweet ..."

2. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1878)
"254, 2 c. DEVIL'S WALL, Roman remains, VI. 57. devilwood, American olive, XII. 618, 1 b. Devil worshippers, of southern India, XL 646, ..."

3. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Theodore Mohr (1901)
"... rod bay. dahoon holly, yaupon, wax myrtles, ti-ti, American olive or devilwood, leatherwood, and large oaks with persistent leaves (live oak, etc. ..."

4. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"devilwood. Wild along the coast from N. Car., S. ; small tree, with lance-oblong and entire very smooth green leaves (3'-<J' long), and spherical ..."

5. Heroes of the Argonne: An Authentic History of the Thirty-fifth Division by Charles B. Hoyt (1919)
"It had not yet seen the Second Division and the Marines fight their way through the tangled underbrush and devilwood of Belleau. ..."

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