possumwood
possumwood · possumwoods
Any member of the following species of trees or the wood of those treesAny member of the following species of trees or the wood of those trees: Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) native to warm-temperate North America.
Meaning
3 sensesAny member of the following species of trees or the wood of those trees:
(no plural, uncommon)Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) native to warm-temperate North America.
(no plural, uncommon)Hura crepitans (sandbox tree), native to the tropical Americas;
(no plural, uncommon)Quintinia sieberi (rough possumwood), a rainforest tree native to eastern Australia.
More definitions
- medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
Origin
From possum + wood.From possum + wood.
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Forms
plural: possumwoods| Singular | possumwood |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe:American persimmonDiospyros virginiana
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedopossum wood