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poisonwood
[ poi-zuhn-wood ]
/ ˈpɔɪ zənˌwʊd /
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noun
a tree, Metopium toxiferum, of southern Florida, that has compound leaves and yellowish, berrylike fruits and is poisonous to touch.
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Also called poison tree .
Words nearby poisonwood
poison-pen, poison-pen letter, poison pill, poison sumac, poison sumach, poisonwood, Poisson, Poisson distribution, Poisson's ratio, Poitier, Poitiers
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How to use poisonwood in a sentence
The book's setting has drawn some comparisons to Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible.
The tree occurs in southern Florida where it is sometimes known as poisonwood.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. GibsonPoison sumach (Rhus vernix) is not the same as poisonwood, though sometimes the two are confounded.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson