Definition of Lightwood

1. Noun. Tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber.

Exact synonyms: Acacia Melanoxylon
Group relationships: Genus Acacia
Generic synonyms: Blackwood, Blackwood Tree

Definition of Lightwood

1. 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.

Definition of Lightwood

1. Noun. Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree ''Acacia melanoxylon''. ¹

2. Noun. (context: North America) Wood used to light a fire; also a tree from which one obtains such wood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lightwood

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Medical Definition of Lightwood

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lightwood

lightsticks
lightstruck
lightswitch
lightswitches
lighttight
lightvessel
lightvessels
lightwave
lightwaves
lightweight
lightweighter
lightweightest
lightweights
lightwell
lightwells
lightwood (current term)
lightwoods
lightworker
lighty
lightyear
lightyears
lign-
lign-aloes
lignage
lignages
lignaloes
lignan
lignane
lignanes
lignans

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