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Same as Trumpetwood.

The wood of a South African tree. See Neishout.

A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.

The sorrel tree.

A shrubby species of wormwood (Artemisia Abrotanum) having aromatic foliage. It is sometimes used in making beer.

An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough wood, used by the natives for spears.

An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, wild allspice, and fever bush.

The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).

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

A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant smell, as that of the Foetidia Mauritiana of the Mauritius, and that of the South African Ocotea bullata.

The true laurel (Laurus nobilis.)

on of the vital functions and mental powers; to faint; -- often with away. The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. Lam. ii. 11. The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain. Dryden. He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy. Tatler.

from Swoon, v. -- Swoon"ing*ly, adv.

To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.

See Sweepstake. [Obs.]

Firewood cut into billets of a certain length. [Obs.] [Eng.]

The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja articulata. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandarach. Rev. xviii. 12.

Same as Toon.

The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.

Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.