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snakewood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
snake-wood
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Brosimum guianense (family Rosaceae), an Amazonian tree having hard, speckled wood that resembles snakeskin; used in musical instruments.

Uncountable

noun

Acacia xiphophylla and Acacia intorta (family Fabaceae), trees with curving, snake-like limbs, antive to Australia.

Uncountable

noun

Any of various North American shrubs of the genus Colubrina (family Rhamnaceae), often specifically Colubrina texensis.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the shrubs of the Americas in genus Condalia (family Rhamnaceae).

Uncountable

Etymology

From snake + wood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snakewoods (plural)

Synonyms

nakedwood greenheart hog plum bluewood purple haw logwood rauwolfia serpentina

Questions

What does snakewood mean?
Brosimum guianense (family Rosaceae), an Amazonian tree having hard, speckled wood that resembles snakeskin; used in musical instruments.
Where does snakewood come from?
From snake + wood.

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