'Lightwood' definitions:

Definition of 'lightwood'

From: WordNet
noun
Tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber [syn: lightwood, Acacia melanoxylon]

Definition of 'Lightwood'

From: GCIDE
  • Lightwood \Light"wood`\ (l[imac]t"w[oo^]d`), n. Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like, for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze. [1913 Webster]