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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NEISHOUT
Neis
"hout, n.
Etym:
[
From
D. niezen
to
sneeze
+ hout
wood.
] (
Bot.
)
Defn:
The
mahogany-like
wood
of
the
South
African
tree
Pteroxylon
utile,
the
sawdust
of
which
causes
violent
sneezing
(
whence
the
name
).
Also
called
sneezewood.