satinwood

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


a name applied to two Australiantrees from the nature of their timber – – Xanthoxylumbrachyacanthum, F. v. M., N.O. Rutaceae, called also Thorny Yellow-wood; Daphnandra micrantha, Benth., N.O. Monimiaceae, called also Light Yellow-woodand Sassafras (q.v.).

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