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cheesewood

British  
/ ˈtʃiːzˌwʊd /

noun

  1. 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.;

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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