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Definition of honeywood

: a Tasmanian shrub (Bedfordia salicina) of the family Compositae having white foliage and heads of yellow flowers

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First Known Use of honeywood

1898, in the meaning defined above

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“Honeywood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honeywood. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.

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