needle wood

noun

1

usually needlewood

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: a needlebush of the genus Hakea

especially : a white-flowered shrub or small shrubby tree (H. leucoptera) with a hard tough heavy reddish brown wood that is used locally for small cabinetwork

2

: an Indian-Burmese tree (Schima wallichii) of the family Theaceae with light red or reddish brown wood

3

: the wood of a needle wood

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