Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leadwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lead-wood
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A southern African tree with exceptionally hard and dense wood, Combretum imberbe

Example Sentences

"And then the nights in the camp, the meat strung up in the trees and the heavy leadwood logs burning as high as a house."

Etymology

From lead + wood.

Inflected Forms

leadwoods (plural)

Questions

What does leadwood mean?: A southern African tree with exceptionally hard and dense wood, Combretum imberbe
Where does leadwood come from?: From lead + wood.

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