silkwood
1. [ noun ] (botany) a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
Synonyms: calabur_tree calabura Muntingia_calabura silk_wood Jamaican_cherry
Related terms: tree Muntingia
Similar spelling:   silk_wood
  silkweed