lightwood

light·wood

L0165900 (līt′wo͝od′)n. Chiefly Southern US See kindling.

lightwood

(ˈlaɪtˌwʊd) n1. (Plants) a tall Australian acacia tree with black timber2. (Plants) another name for fatwood

light•wood

(ˈlaɪtˌwʊd, -ʊd)

n. Southern U.S. 1. kindling. 2. resinous pine wood used for kindling. [1675–85]

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lightwood - tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timberAcacia melanoxylongenus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosablackwood tree, blackwood - any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood