horsewood

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noun

A mimosoid tree found in the Caribbean and Latin America, Zygia latifolia, with crimson blossoms. Also other trees in Zygia.

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Meanings

nounhorsewood (plural horsewoods)

plural horsewoods

  1. archaicA mimosoid tree found in the Caribbean and Latin America, Zygia latifolia, with crimson blossoms. Also other trees in Zygia.
  2. A tropical shrub or small tree related to citrus, Clausena anisata, with a fetid scent which has been compared to that of horse urine.

Origin

From horse + wood.

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APA

horsewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsewood

MLA

“horsewood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsewood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsewood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsewood.

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