Blackwood
Americannoun
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Also called: Sally Wattle. a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon , having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber
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any of various trees or shrubs of the leguminous genus Dalbergia , esp D. melanoxylon (of Africa) or D. latifolia (of India), yielding black wood used for carving and musical instruments
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the wood of any of these trees
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Etymology
Origin of Blackwood
C20: named after Easeley F. Blackwood , its American inventor
Example Sentences
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The couple, who have three children and live in Blackwood, will this year celebrate 30 years of marriage.
From BBC
The ex-leader of Barnet council, who is originally from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, said he was now "back home, raising my two boys in the south Wales valleys - I've come back to where I belong".
From BBC
Dani's father Charlie Brown, from Blackwood in Caerphilly, said she started displaying symptoms at five months old, but was diagnosed at 12 months.
From BBC
Wanting more than a "small town life", Chanel, 28, moved from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, to Richmond, Melbourne, in August 2022 at the age of 25.
From BBC
There are at least 14 known subsets, or “cliques,” with names such as Ballista Street, Blackwood Street, Northam Street and Dial Avenue, taken from areas where leaders live.
From Los Angeles Times
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