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barwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
bar-wood
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various other purposes such as ramrods, violin bows and handles for woodturning tools.

Uncountable

noun

A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus.

Countable

Etymology

From bar + wood, since it was imported from Africa in bars.

Usage

Inflected Forms

barwoods (plural)

Synonyms

camwood African kino tree

Questions

What does barwood mean?
Red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various other purposes such as ramrods, violin bows and handles for woodturning tools.
Where does barwood come from?
From bar + wood, since it was imported from Africa in bars.

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