Tallowwood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tallowwood is a noun meaning An Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus microcorys, whose wood has a greasy feel when cut.
Meaning
An Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus microcorys, whose wood has a greasy feel when cut.
More Meanings
- Ximenia americana, a tree of the tropics bearing cherished fruits.
- (uncommon, by extension) The tropical fruit-tree genus Ximenia.
Example Sentences
The Tallowwood family numbers about 27 genera and nearly 150 species of trees, shrubs and lianas scattered throughout the tropical forests of the world. […] The tallowwoods Ximenia L. These are a small genus comprising five species of widely distributed tropical trees and shrubs. One of them, X. americana L., extends northward into southern Florida. Tallowwood hog-plum Ximenia americana L.
Word Forms
- tallowwoods
- tallow wood
- tallow-wood
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tallow wood, tuart, lightwood, tallowberry, blackbutt, woollybutt.
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