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Webster 1913 Edition
Letterwood
Let′ter-woodˊ
(-woŏdˊ)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus
Brosimum
(Brosimum Aubletii
), found in Guiana; – so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood
, and leopardwood
. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks.