Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spicewood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: spice-wood
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Lindera.

noun

An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.

Etymology

From spice + wood.

Inflected Forms

spicewoods (plural)

Questions

What does spicewood mean?: Any plant of the genus Lindera.
Where does spicewood come from?: From spice + wood.

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