Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pallisander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pal-lisander
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium

Etymology

French palissandre.

Inflected Forms

pallisanders (plural) palissander (alternative) palisander (alternative)

Questions

What does pallisander mean?: a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium
Where does pallisander come from?: French palissandre.

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