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Answer for the clue "Very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood ", 8 letters:
corkwood

Word definitions for corkwood in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of numerous plants: 2 # (taxlink Annona glabra species noshow=1), a plant found in the West Indies. 3 # (taxlink Commiphora angolensis species noshow=1) or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia. 4 # (taxlink Duboisia ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood [syn: corkwood tree , Leitneria floridana ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ( Pisonia obtusata ) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called pigeon wood , beefwood , and corkwood .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Corkwood is a common name of a number of plants: Annona glabra , a plant found in the West Indies Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia Duboisia , a genus with species found in Australia Endiandra sieberi ...

Usage examples of corkwood.

Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.