What is the light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks called?
paddlewood — The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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