释义 |
cheesewood /ˈtʃiːzwʊd /nounA small tropical evergreen tree with white flowers and yellowish-orange fruit.- Genus Pittosporum, family Pittosporaceae: several species, in particular the Australian P. undulatum, with fragrant flowers and hard yellowish timber used in making golf clubs, and the South African P. viridifolium.
This week Lismore Council planted 30 mature trees - tuckeroo and white cheesewood - in the new garden beds in the centre of the street....- The wood is reportedly little used - being soft and white, which may account for the common name - cheesewood.
- Trees planted since 2001 include the river bush willow, the cheesewood, the red currant, the mountain seringa, the baobab and the wild pomegranate.
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