Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Either of the two small trees Guarea trichilioides and Trichilia moschata, natives of tropical America, the latter confined to Jamaica.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii).
  • noun The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The wood of a West Indian tree of the mahogany family (Moschoxylum swartzii).
  • noun The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads

Etymologies

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musk +‎ wood, because of its fragrance.

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Examples

  • We made dozens of cups from well-seasoned muskwood, and two angels -- one for the ceremony and a much less elaborate practice one.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

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