flindosa

noun

flin·​do·​sa

flinˈdōzə

variants or less commonly flindosy

-zē

plural flindosas also flindosies

: a tall Australian timber tree (Flindersia australis) with tough hard wood much used for hoops, staves, and similar items

called also native beech

Word History

Etymology

modification of New Latin Flindersia

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