stinkwood

[ stingk-wood ]

/ ˈstɪŋkˌwʊd /

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noun

any of several trees yielding fetid wood.

the wood of any of these trees.

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Origin of stinkwood

First recorded in 1725–35; stink + wood¹

Words nearby stinkwood

stinkpot, stink stone, stink to high heaven, stink trap, stinkweed, stinkwood, stinky, stinky pinky, Stinnes, stint, stipe

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How to use stinkwood in a sentence

We took a path up the Berg among groves of stinkwood and essenwood, where a failing stream made an easy route.
Prester John|John Buchan
There were tall timber-trees—yellowwood, sneezewood, essenwood, stinkwood—and the ground was carpeted with thick grass and ferns.
Prester John|John Buchan
There was the Buckenhout table, and there were the stools and couches made of stinkwood.
Jess|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for stinkwood

stinkwood

/ (ˈstɪŋkˌwʊd) /

noun

any of various trees having offensive-smelling wood, esp Ocotea bullata, a southern African lauraceous tree yielding a hard wood used for furniture

the heavy durable wood of any of these trees

Also called (NZ): hupiro a New Zealand shrub or small tree, Coprosma foetidissima, whose leaves give off an unpleasant smell when they are crushed

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