lightwood

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Definition of lightwood in English English dictionary

Wood used to light a fire; also a tree from which one obtains such wood

Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon

tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber

{i} wood used to light fires, kindling

Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze

Hyphenation

light·wood

Etymology

() From light +‎ wood.