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(n.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; - so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Letterwood'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/letterwood.html. 1828.
 
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