The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sweetwood \Sweet"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The true laurel ( Laurus nobilis.)
The timber of the tree Oreodaphne Leucoxylon, growing in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of several other related trees.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) The true laurel ((taxlink Laurus nobilis species noshow=1)). 2 The timber of the Jamaican tree (taxlink Oreodaphne leucoxylon species noshow=1), or of various related trees.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Sweetwood is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
- Laurus nobilis
- Myrospermum susanum
- Nectandra
- Ocotea
- Oreodaphne leucoxylon
Usage examples of "sweetwood".
He drew a small piece of sweetwood from his pouch and seemed to consider it thoughtfully.
Pastor Sweetwood rose to tell us of the fascinating things she was going to teach us to do.
Then, when Pastor Sweetwood announced they would both pass among us to be formally introduced, I stood and asked to be excused.
Outerbridge was there, so was Sweetwood -- they seemed very far away, so far I could barely hear them.
I never met until after Herbie was born and Sweetwood looks like a choirboy.
Heart arrived at the site of the well in Sweetwoods Village, just inside the District of Zerka.