spearwood

Meaning

Noun

• The erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia (species), endemic to Western Australia.
• The shrub Acacia doratoxylon (species).
• The flowering vine Pandorea doratoxylon (species).
• The eucalypt Eucalyptus doratoxylon (species).

Related

Similar words

• swamp spearwood
• spearwood mallee

Origin

• From spear + wood; named for the use made of the wood by Australian Aborigines to make spear shafts.