stinkwood

[ stingk-wood ]

noun

1. any of several trees yielding fetid wood.
2. the wood of any of these trees.

stinkwood

/ ˈstɪŋkˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various trees having offensive-smelling wood, esp Ocotea bullata, a southern African lauraceous tree yielding a hard wood used for furniture
2. the heavy durable wood of any of these trees
3. Also called (NZ)hupiro a New Zealand shrub or small tree, Coprosma foetidissima , whose leaves give off an unpleasant smell when they are crushed

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinkwood¹

First recorded in 1725–35; stink + wood ¹

Example Sentences

We took a path up the Berg among groves of stinkwood and essenwood, where a failing stream made an easy route.

From Project Gutenberg

There were tall timber-trees—yellowwood, sneezewood, essenwood, stinkwood—and the ground was carpeted with thick grass and ferns.

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There was the Buckenhout table, and there were the stools and couches made of stinkwood.

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