snakewood

noun

1

: nux vomica sense 2

2

: an East Indian climbing shrub (Rauwolfia serpentina) whose twisted roots and stems resemble serpents

3

: trumpetwood

4

: frangipani

5

: letterwood

6

: snakebark

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