opossum wood

noun

A silver bell tree (Halesia spp.)

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silver-bell treesilverbell treesnowdrop treeHalesia carolinaHalesia tetraptera
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Meanings

nounopossum wood (countable and uncountable, plural opossum woods)

plural opossum woods

  1. countableA silver bell tree (Halesia spp.)
  2. uncountableWood of the silver bell, close-grained, hard, and pinkish.
  3. countableRough possumwood; any member of species Quintinia sieberi of timber trees of Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmedium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas

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silver-bell treesilverbell treesnowdrop treeHalesia carolinaHalesia tetraptera
Broader
silver bell

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MLA

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Chicago

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