MILKWOOD


Meaning of MILKWOOD in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

: any of several trees or shrubs having abundant latex: as

a. : a moraceous tree ( Pseudolmedia spuria ) of tropical America

b. : a tree ( Sapium laurofolium ) of Jamaica that resembles a cactus — called also Jamaica milkwood

c. : a West Indian poisonous shrub ( Rauwolfia canesceus )

d. : a timber tree ( Sideroxylon inerme ) of southern Africa

e. Australia : paperbark

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