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Stavewood

Stavewood \Stave"wood`\ (st[=a]v"w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.) A tall tree ( Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.

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stavewood

n. ''Simaruba amara'', a tall tree of tropical America, one of the trees that yield quassia.