1A small evergreen New Zealand tree whose leaves produce a lemon-like smell when crushed.
Pittosporum eugenoides, family Pittosporaceae
Also called tarata in New Zealand
2US The light-coloured wood of any of several tropical American trees, especially the Cuban Calycophyllum candidissimum of the madder family (Rubiaceae ).
Definition of lemonwood in US English:
lemonwood
nounˈlemənˌwo͝od
1US The light-colored wood of any of several tropical American trees, especially the Cuban Calycophyllum candidissimum of the madder family (Rubiaceae).
2A small evergreen New Zealand tree whose leaves produce a lemon-like smell when crushed.