Definition of Muskwood

1. Noun. Musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads.

Exact synonyms: Olearia Argophylla
Generic synonyms: Daisy Bush, Daisy-bush, Daisybush

Definition of Muskwood

1. n. The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii).

Definition of Muskwood

1. Noun. The wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (''Moschoxylum swartzii''). ¹

2. Noun. The wood of an Australian tree (''Eurybia argophylla''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Muskwood

1. The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii). The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla). Origin: So called from its fragrance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muskwood

muskmelons
muskogees
muskone
muskones
muskox
muskoxen
muskoxite
muskrat
muskrats
muskroot
muskroots
musks
muskshrew
muskshrews
muskwood (current term)
musky
muslin
muslined
muslinet
muslinets
muslinlike
muslins
musmon
musmons
musnud
muso
musomania
musophobia
musos

Literary usage of Muskwood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of by Great Exhibition (1851)
"77 muskwood log, from Tasman'« ... RE 103, 104 muskwood of Van Diemen'« Land. ... 112, 113 muskwood slabs. 114, 115 Blackwood slabs, squared (Acacia mtia»- ..."

2. Handbook to the industrial department of the International exhibition, 1862 by Robert Hunt (1862)
"... of furniture exhibited in the eastern end of the court; amongst them a handsome wardrobe of Huon pine, a Davenport of muskwood, a bureau of myrtle-wood, ..."

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