cheesewood

British

/ ˈtʃiːzˌwʊd /

noun

rare the tough yellowish wood of Australian trees of the genus Pittosporum: family Pittosporaceae

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White′wood, a name applied to a large number of trees or their timber—the American tulip-tree, white-wood cedar, cheesewood, &c.;

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