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greasewood

/ˈɡɹiːswʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
grease-wood
IPA
/ˈɡɹiːswʊd/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several other North American desert shrubs with glossy or resinous leaves in several species. including:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From grease + wood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

greasewoods (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fatwood

Synonyms

Fremontia black greasewood sarcobatus vermiculatus

Questions

How do you pronounce greasewood?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/.
What does greasewood mean?
Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
Where does greasewood come from?
From grease + wood.

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