bilsted
/ˈbɪlstəd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The sweet gum.
Example Sentences
- "There were scrub oaks, pines, persimmons and a group of bilsteds, or gum trees."
- "Willow oak and bilsted are plentiful in Cape May and Atlantic counties ."
- "In general appearance it resembled mahogany, being but slightly lighter in color and grain, and many old bilsted pieces are commonly mistaken for mahogany."
- "The primary wood is bilsted (gum wood), and was often used by the Dutch craftsmen of early New York."