Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partridge-wood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
par-tridge--wood
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard variegated wood from a tree species of Brazil and the West Indies (Andira inermis), used in cabinet-work.

Uncountable

noun

Panga panga (Millettia stuhlmannii)

Uncountable

noun

Unusually dark wood with pockets of white mycelium, found in oak trees damaged by the fungus Stereum frustolosum.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

partridge wood (alternative)

Questions

What does partridge-wood mean?
A hard variegated wood from a tree species of Brazil and the West Indies (Andira inermis), used in cabinet-work.

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