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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulletwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bul-let-wood
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The timber of this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bulletwoods (plural) bullet wood (alternative)

Synonyms

ausubo balata bully tree massaranduba cow-tree

Questions

What does bulletwood mean?
A tropical hardwood tree of species Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
Where does bulletwood come from?
From bullet + wood, presumably from its hardness.

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