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单词 pockwood
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Definition of pockwood in English:

pockwood

noun ˈpɒkwʊd
Jamaican
  • The wood of the tree Guaiacum officinale, formerly used medicinally, especially for the treatment of syphilis. Also (more fully "pockwood tree"): the tree itself.

Origin

Late 16th century. From pock + wood, so called on account of the plant's medicinal use against syphilis.

Definition of pockwood in US English:

pockwood

nounˈpɒkwʊd
Jamaican
  • The wood of the tree Guaiacum officinale, formerly used medicinally, especially for the treatment of syphilis. Also (more fully "pockwood tree"): the tree itself.

Origin

Late 16th century. From pock + wood, so called on account of the plant's medicinal use against syphilis.

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