needlewood vs needle-wood

needlewood and needle-wood both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
needlewood	Yes	No	No	No
needle-wood	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, needlewood and needle-wood are synonyms defined as:

needlewood and needle-wood: large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia

Other synonyms of needlewood include Hakea leucoptera, needle wood.

needlewood (noun)	needle-wood (noun)
large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia	large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia