lemonwood

American  

[lem-uhn-wood] / ˈlɛm ənˌwʊd /

noun

1. a tropical American tree, Calycophyllum candidissimum, of the madder family, having flowers with conspicuous white calyx lobes.

2. the hard, tough wood of this tree, used for fishing rods and archery bows.

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lemonwood British  

/ ˈlɛmənˌwʊd /

noun

1. a small tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, of New Zealand having a white bark and lemon-scented flowers

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Etymology

Origin of lemonwood

First recorded in 1875–80; lemon + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Hooked on an 18-oz. lemonwood rod, the maddened marlin streaked ahead of the Schmidts' 40-ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their bows are made of lemonwood, their arrows of cedar or pine.

From Time Magazine Archive

A $2,000 cowboy marionette dressed in a plaid shirt, a kerchief and boots, Howdy Doody was mostly a 27-in. block of lemonwood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Furniture of ivory, of ebony and lemonwood, preciously inlaid, gave to the place an air of cunning confusion.

From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax

Upon the lemonwood table lay a strip of parchment, upon which was written her favourite motto: 'To live is to rule by means of beauty.'

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix