thornwood, noun

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EnglishShow more thorn + English wood timber.
a. The wood of any of a number of species of trees or shrubs of the Mimosaceae, especially of the genus Acacia. b. A tree of any of these species. c. Such trees collectively. Also attributive. See also doringhout.
1801 Truter & Somerville in G.M. Theal Rec. of Cape Col. (1899) IV. 407We had the necessary thornwood cut for beams, longwaggons, yokes, &c.
1850 R.G.G. Cumming Hunter’s Life (1902) 147Reducing with adzes a thornwood tree, which was to serve as a beam.
1863 W.C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting 148A beautiful country of dense thornwood.
1987 Grocott’s Mail 6 Feb. 8 (advt)Thornwood and Kraal manure.
The wood of any of a number of species of trees or shrubs of the Mimosaceae, especially of the genus Acacia.
A tree of any of these species.
Such trees collectively. Also attributive.
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