Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leatherwood

/lˈɛðɚwˌʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: leather-wood
IPA: /lˈɛðɚwˌʊd/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.

noun

A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.

noun

Any member of the genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.

name

Etymology

From leather + wood.

Inflected Forms

leatherwoods (plural)

Phrases

eastern leatherwood

Synonyms

moosewood wicopy ropebark tūpare moose-wood dirca palustris cyrilla white titi cyrilla racemiflora

Questions

How do you pronounce leatherwood?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɛðɚwˌʊd/.
What does leatherwood mean?: Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
Where does leatherwood come from?: From leather + wood.

How to pronounce leatherwood

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