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单词 stinkwood
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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.
 
 

Definition of stinkwood in US English:

stinkwood

nounˈstiNGkwo͝od
  • Any of a number of trees that yield timber with an unpleasant odor.

    ('black stinkwood') a South African tree (Ocotea bullata, family Lauraceae)

    a New Zealand tree (Coprosoma foetidissima, family Rubiaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has quite big leaves that look a little bit like those of the white stinkwood.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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
    • 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.
 
 
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