the wood of three trees so called, becausethe aborigines made their spears from it – – Acaciadoratoxylon, A. Cunn., A. homalophylla, A. Cunn.,both N.O. Leguminosae; and Eucalyptusdoratoxylon, F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae.
·noun An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough wood, used by the natives for spears. ...
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