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tigerwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tiger-wood
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South American tree also known as goncalo alves, producing a hardwood, with contrasting stripes, Astronium graveolens, Astronium fraxinifolium and possibly other related species.

Uncountable

noun

Lovoa trichilioides, an African tree.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tiger + wood.

Usage

Synonyms

African walnut

Questions

What does tigerwood mean?
A South American tree also known as goncalo alves, producing a hardwood, with contrasting stripes, Astronium graveolens, Astronium fraxinifolium and possibly other related species.
Where does tigerwood come from?
From tiger + wood.

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