muskwood

English

Etymology

From musk +‎ wood, because of its fragrance.

Noun

muskwood (uncountable)

1. Wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Trichilia moschata).
2. Wood of an Australian tree (Olearia argophylla).
3. Any of species Guarea guidonia (American muskwood), of parts of the tropical Americas, or their wood.

References

• muskwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “muskwood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Trichilia moschata at Plants of the World Online