Definition of stinkwood
1
: any of several trees with a wood of unpleasant odor
especially
: a southern African tree (Ocotea bullata) of the laurel family yielding a hard strong wood used in cabinetmaking
2
: the wood of a stinkwood
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The first known use of stinkwood was in 1731
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