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bluewood

[ bloo-wood ]

noun

  1. a shrub or small tree, Condalia obovata, of the buckthorn family, of western Texas and northern Mexico, often forming dense chaparral.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bluewood1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; blue + wood 1

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Example Sentences

Bluewood (Condalia obovata) is a related Texas species, called also logwood and purple haw.

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