"tallowwood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tallowwoods [plural]
Etymology: tallow + wood Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tallow|wood}} tallow + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} tallowwood (usually uncountable, plural tallowwoods)
  1. An Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus microcorys, whose wood has a greasy feel when cut Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-tallowwood-en-noun-GUyt4Gmv
  2. Ximenia americana, a tree of the tropics bearing cherished fruits. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: mountain plum
    Sense id: en-tallowwood-en-noun--QwxOuNi
  3. (uncommon, by extension) The tropical fruit-tree genus Ximenia. Tags: broadly, uncommon, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Eucalypts, Santalales order plants
    Sense id: en-tallowwood-en-noun-Gs344IcL Disambiguation of Eucalypts: 20 22 57 Disambiguation of Santalales order plants: 14 27 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 26 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tallow wood, tallow-wood Derived forms: tallowwood plum, tallow-wood plum, tallow wood plum (taxonomic: Ximenia americana), tallowwood hog-plum (taxonomic: Ximenia americana)

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