Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A tree of Guiana, Aspidosperma excelsum of the Apocynaceæ.

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

  • noun (Bot.) The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The light elastic wood of Aspidosperma excelsum, a South American tree whose trunk is readily split into planks.

Etymologies

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paddle +‎ wood

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