1. South African evergreen having hard tough wood
   "lemonwood is prized by woodworkers for its strength and beauty";
   - lemon-wood, lemonwood tree, lemon-wood tree, Psychotria capensis
    
2. Hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods
   "Traditional archers prized lemonwood for crafting durable bows"

Derived forms: lemon-woods, lemonwoods

Type of: tree, wood

Part of: genus Psychotria, Psychotria

Encyclopedia: Lemonwood