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YACCA-WOOD

\jˈakəwˈʊd], \jˈakəwˈʊd], \j_ˈa_k_ə_w_ˈʊ_d]\

Definitions of YACCA-WOOD

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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The ornamental wood of Podocarpus coriacea, a small tree of Jamaica. It is of a palebrown color with streaks of hazel-brown, and is much used in the West Indies for cabinet work.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

The wood of a small tree in Jamaica used for cabinet-work.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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