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sneezewood

/ ˈsniːzˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a tree, Ptaeroxylon utile , native to southern Africa: family Ptaeroxylaceae
  2. the tough wood of this tree, which has a peppery smell and is used for bridges, piers, fencing posts, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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

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