sassywood
noun
a tropical African tree, Erythrophleum suavolens, of the legume family, having a poisonous bark and hard, durable wood.
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sassy, sasswood or sassy wood2 (ˈsæsɪ, ˈsæsˌwʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a W African leguminous tree, Erythrophleum guineense, with poisonous bark (sassy bark) and hard strong wood |
| 2. | the bark or wood of this tree or the alkaloid derived from them, which is sometimes used in medicine |
| [C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree] | |
| sasswood, sasswood or sassy wood2 | |
| —n | |
| [C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree] | |
| sassy wood, sasswood or sassy wood2 | |
| —n | |
| [C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree] | |
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Sassywood
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