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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodwood

/ˈblʌdwʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
blood-wood
IPA
/ˈblʌdwʊd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various trees having red wood:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Wood of such trees.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From blood + wood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bloodwoods (plural)

Phrases

silver-leaved bloodwood round-leaved bloodwood

Synonyms

blackwood, bloodwood tree, bluewood, campeachy tree, campeachy wood, campeche logwood, campeche wood, Jamaica wood, logwood tree

Questions

How do you pronounce bloodwood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌdwʊd/.
What does bloodwood mean?
Any of various trees having red wood:
Where does bloodwood come from?
From blood + wood.

How to pronounce bloodwood

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