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Definition: Letterwood
Letterwood
\Let"ter*wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus
Brosimum (
Brosimum Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so
called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to
hieroglyphics; also called
snakewood, and
leopardwood. It
is much used for bows and for walking sticks.
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