cheesewood

British  

/ ˈtʃiːzˌwʊd /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

The students collected dozens of teas and herbal teas and found extra ingredients in some including ferns, grass, parsley, other weeds and even traces of an ornamental tree, Taiwanese cheesewood, they said.

From Reuters

Four percent of the 70 tea products they tested and 35 percent of the herbal products had unlisted ingredients, including white goosefoot, a weed; Taiwanese cheesewood, an ornamental tree; and, most often, chamomile and plants closely resembling parsley.

From New York Times

Cheesewood is yellowish-white, very hard, and of uniform texture and colour.

From Project Gutenberg