A tropical Australian tree with feathery or finely divided foliage, or the lightweight wood produced by such trees.
Compound of 'feather' and 'wood'; named for the tree's characteristically feather-like leaves and the light quality of its timber.
Australian featherwood is incredibly lightweight yet strong—Indigenous Australians used it for tools and implements long before Europeans arrived, recognizing that the feathery leaves indicated a tree perfect for woodworking!
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