milkwood

[ milk-wood ]

noun

1. any of various trees having a milky juice, as Pseudomedia spuria, of Jamaica.

Word History and Origins

Origin of milkwood¹

First recorded in 1860–65; milk + wood ¹

Example Sentences

A week after my father was buried in January of last year, I went on a monthlong retreat in the milkwood forest of the South African Fynbos.

From Salon

She also owns the Milkwood restaurant in Pontcanna and the Lansdowne pub in Canton, both similarly affected.

From BBC

Ofcacek and Lee called the head chefs from Lee’s Louisville restaurants - 610 Magnolia’s Jeff Potter, Milkwood’s Ryan Fuquay and Whiskey Dry’s James Garst- to begin cooking hot meals at 610 Magnolia’s commissary to hand out.

From Washington Times

After he and Mr. Orr met in Ohio, the two, performing in various bands, worked their way to the Boston area, where they started a folk-pop trio, Milkwood; it made one album, in 1972, before dissolving.

From New York Times

He and Orr formed the Cars in Boston after trying out a variety of other modes, including post-hippie folk-pop in a group called Milkwood.

From Los Angeles Times