Meanings
nounknobwood (plural knobwoods)
plural knobwoods
- Any of various South African trees of genus Zanthoxylum that have knob-like protuberances on the bark.
In one, whe had seen an object wrapped in a dirty cloth hanging from the branch of a knobwood tree.
2017, Laura Spinney, Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World
Origin
From the cone-shaped knob-like protuberances that cover the bark.
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knobwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobwood
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“knobwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knobwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knobwood.
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