PADDLEWOOD
\pˈadə͡lwˌʊd], \pˈadəlwˌʊd], \p_ˈa_d_əl_w_ˌʊ_d]\
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The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks.
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