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bois tors Cdn French "twisted wood" Obs. 
bittersweet, a climbing shrub, Celastrus scandens.
- 1801 (1897) There is also an abundance of bois tors . . . a short shrub that winds up the stocks of larger trees; the wood is soft and spongy, with a thick bark, which is often eaten by the natives in time of famine.
- 1860 (1956) They have . . . a creeping plant, called by the Canadians "bois tors". . . .They smoke the bark. . . .
- 1801 (1897) There is also an abundance of bois tors . . . a short shrub that winds up the stocks of larger trees; the wood is soft and spongy, with a thick bark, which is often eaten by the natives in time of famine.