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Webster 1913 Edition

Neishout

‖

Neis′hout

,

Noun.

[From D.

niezen

to sneeze +

hout

wood.]

(Bot.)

The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree

Pteroxylon utile

, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called

sneezewood

.