Definition of letterwood
English to English noun - The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. 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.
source: Webster 1913
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letterwood, leatherwood, lettered, letterhead, littered, leathered, latterday, latter-day, laterad, latered, leatherhead, lateward, leatheret, leatherette, litrato, latrate, leotard, laterite, literati, literate
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