Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

briarwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: bri-ar-wood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pipe made from briarwood.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A small forest of briars.

Countable; Uncountable

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Example Sentences

""Now throw your brier-twig over your shoulder," said the horse, "but throw it a good distance behind me!" The lad did so, and suddenly a big, close brier-wood grew up behind them."

Etymology

From briar + wood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

briarwoods (plural) briar-wood (alternative) brierwood (alternative)

Synonyms

brierwood brier-wood

Questions

What does briarwood mean?: Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
Where does briarwood come from?: From briar + wood.

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