needlewood n 1: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia [syn: {needlewood}, {needle-wood}, {needle wood}, {Hakea leucoptera}]
needlewood \nee"dle*wood`\ n. A large bushy shrub ({Hakea leucoptera}) of central and eastern Australia, with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers. Syn: needle wood, {Hakea leucoptera}. [WordNet 1.5]