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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree Pteroxylon utile, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called sneezewood.

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  • Gesundheit!

    November 23, 2008