horsewood

== English == === Etymology === From horse +‎ wood. === Noun === horsewood (plural horsewoods) (archaic) A mimosoid tree found in the Caribbean and Latin America, Zygia latifolia, with crimson blossoms. Also other trees in Zygia. A tropical shrub or small tree related to citrus, Clausena anisata, with a fetid scent which has been compared to that of horse urine. ==== Derived terms ==== false horsewood === References === “horsewood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.