canary wood

noun

1

: the wood of various trees: such as

a

: that of either of two laurels (Persea indica and P. canariensis) of Madeira and the Canary Islands

b

: that of the noni

c

: that of an Australian tree (Eucalyptus hemiphloia)

d

: that of Leichhardt's pine

2

British : the wood of a tulip tree

Word History

Etymology

from Canary Islands

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Rhymes for canary wood

• misunderstood
• unlikelihood
• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood