lemonwood

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noun

A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.

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taratadagamedegamedegamilemon-woodlemonwood treelemon-wood treePsychotria capensis
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Meanings

nounlemonwood (plural lemonwoods)

plural lemonwoods

  1. A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.

    Synonyms: tarata

  2. The flowering plant Calycophyllum candidissimum.

    Synonyms: dagame, degame, degami

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell like lemon when crushed.

Similar
tarata

nounThe flowering plant Calycophyllum candidissimum.

Similar
dagamedegamedegami

More synonyms by meaning

nounSouth African evergreen having hard tough wood

Similar
lemon-woodlemonwood treelemon-wood treePsychotria capensis
Broader
tree
Also see
dagamedegamedegamitarata

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lemon + wood.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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