slogwood

noun

slog·​wood

-lȯg-

1

: a West Indian timber tree (Beilschmiedia pendula) of the family Lauraceae

2

: the aromatic durable yellowish brown wood of the slogwood tree

Word History

Etymology

slog (perhaps from slog entry 1) + wood

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