cheesewood

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noun

Alstonia scholaris (blackboard tree, scholar tree, milkwood, devil's tree, white cheesewood).

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Meanings

nouncheesewood (countable and uncountable, plural cheesewoods)

plural cheesewoods

  1. Any plant of various species:
    1. countableuncountableAlstonia scholaris (blackboard tree, scholar tree, milkwood, devil's tree, white cheesewood).
    2. countableuncountableMelodorum fruticosum (white cheesewood).
    3. countableuncountablePittosporum species.
    4. countableuncountableNauclea orientalis (Leichhardt tree, yellow cheesewood, Canary cheesewood).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
waddywood

Origin

From cheese + wood.

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APA

cheesewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheesewood

MLA

“cheesewood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheesewood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheesewood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheesewood.

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