lightwood
Any wood used to light a fireAny wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, uncountable)Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
More definitions
- tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
Origin
From light (noun) + wood (noun). From light (“bright, pale”, adjective) + wood (noun).From light (noun) + wood (noun).
From light (“bright, pale”, adjective) + wood (noun).
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Forms
plural: lightwoods| Singular | lightwood |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber:Acacia melanoxylon
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedlightwood-knot floater
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable