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cheesewood

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃiːzwʊd/
Definition of cheesewood

noun

  • a small tropical evergreen tree with white flowers and yellowish-orange fruit.
    • Genus Pittosporum, family Pittosporaceae: several species, in particular the Australian P. undulatum, with fragrant flowers and hard yellowish timber used in making golf clubs, and the South African P. viridifolium
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