jackwood

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noun

Any member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.

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Meanings

nounjackwood (usually uncountable, plural jackwoods)

plural jackwoods

  1. uncountableusuallyAny member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.

    Synonyms: silver sycamore, native laurel, brown beech, bolly laurel, brown laurel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.

Similar
silver sycamorenative laurelbrown beechbolly laurelbrown laurel

Origin

From jack + wood.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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