Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweetwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sweet-wood
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The true laurel (Laurus nobilis).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The timber of the Jamaican tree Oreodaphne leucoxylon, or of various related trees.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ocotea floribunda and Ocotea leucoxylon

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Licaria triandra

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Nectandra coriacea

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Sideroxylon salicifolium

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sweet + wood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sweetwoods (plural)

Questions

What does sweetwood mean?
The true laurel (Laurus nobilis).
Where does sweetwood come from?
From sweet + wood.

How to pronounce sweetwood

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