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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bow wood

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
bow -wood
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge

Synonyms

osage orange mock orange Maclura pomifera

Questions

What does bow wood mean?
small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge

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