sneezewood
/ (ˈsniːzˌwʊd) /
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noun
a tree, Ptaeroxylon utile, native to southern Africa: family Ptaeroxylaceae
the tough wood of this tree, which has a peppery smell and is used for bridges, piers, fencing posts, etc
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Words nearby sneezewood
sneesh, sneeze, sneeze at, sneezeguard, sneezeweed, sneezewood, sneezewort, Sneffels, Snefru, snell, Snell's law
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How to use sneezewood in a sentence
There were tall timber-trees—yellowwood, sneezewood, essenwood, stinkwood—and the ground was carpeted with thick grass and ferns.
Prester John|John Buchan