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Pearwood vs Spearwood - What's the difference?

pearwood | spearwood |

As nouns the difference between pearwood and spearwood

is that pearwood is the wood of the pear tree while spearwood is (australia) the erect woody evergreen shrub , endemic to western australia.

pearwood

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The wood of the pear tree.

    • spearwood

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Australia) The erect woody evergreen shrub , endemic to Western Australia.
  • * 1966 , Western Australian Forests Department, Bulletin , Issues 63-77, page 62,
    • Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa''), attaining heights of up to 30 feet, is the principal understorey species in the south, while ''Banksia menziesii'', ''Banksia grandis'', ''Banksia attenuata'', ''Casuarina fraseriana'', black wattle and spearwood (''Kunzea ericifolia ) predominate in the north.
  • * 1998 , Noel Hoffman, Andrew Brown, Orchids of South-West Australia , page 201,
    • In these areas it is found usually under Spearwood , Kunzea ericifolia in low-lying situations adjoining winter-wet swamps.
  • (Australia) The shrub .
  • * 1976 , Society for Growing Australian Plants, Australian Plants , Volume 9, Issue 69 - Volume 10, Issue 84, page 379,
    • Clinging to the sparse soil beneath the trees are the hardy acacias — Spearwood (Acacia doratoxylon ), with its long, narrow leaves (up to 10cm long by 2-5mm wide), a tall shrub with golden-yellow flower spikes to 2cm;.
  • (Australia) The flowering vine .
  • (Australia) The eucalypt .

    • Synonyms

    * (Kunzea ericifolia) (swamp spearwood) * (Eucalyptus doratoxylon) (spearwood mallee)

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