Definition of stinkwood in English:
stinkwood
noun ˈstɪŋkwʊdˈstiNGkwo͝od
Any of a number of trees that yield timber with an unpleasant odour.
a New Zealand tree (Coprosoma foetidissima, family Rubiaceae).
('black stinkwood') a South African tree (Ocotea bullata, family Lauraceae).
Example sentencesExamples
- Nowadays, more indigenous trees - stinkwoods, cottons and wild olives - are being planted, and the balance of exotics and indigenous is more or less equal.
- He plants one of the white stinkwood trees on Hans Strijdom Drive in Randburg
- The white stinkwood trees are in bud at the moment, and the wild sage shrub is about to burst into bloom - you'll know them from their heady scent.
- Besides the olive grove, there's a row of leopard trees, and large, creative pots of indigenous plants - buddleias and clivias, and 40 white stinkwood trees have been planted around the outside of the complex.
- Two of my favourite indigenous trees for bonsai are the white stinkwood and the red stemmed corkwood or paperbark.
- A white stinkwood tree was planted in Ivory Park, near Midrand, on Friday 17 October as a symbol of prosperity in the global fight against poverty.
- It has quite big leaves that look a little bit like those of the white stinkwood.