stavewood

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. See quassia, 2.
2. n. A tall stout tree, Sterculia fætida, of the East Indies, eastern Africa, and Australia. The wood is soft, and thought to be of little value.
3. n. In Australia, Flindersia Schottiana, one of the trees called Queensland yellow-wood.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. large tree of Australasia