leadwood
English
Etymology
lead + wood
Noun
leadwood (plural leadwoods)
- A southern African tree with exceptionally hard and dense wood, Combretum imberbe
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 353:
- And then the nights in the camp, the meat strung up in the trees and the heavy leadwood logs burning as high as a house.
- 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage 2000, p. 353:
Anagrams
- dealwood