Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woodwasp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wood-wasp
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.

Example Sentences

"The Sirex woodwasp kills pines and sometimes other conifers by introducing a toxic mucus and fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood."

Etymology

From wood + wasp.

Inflected Forms

woodwasps (plural) wood wasp (alternative)

Phrases

cedar wood wasp

Frequently Paired Words

Syntexis

Questions

What does woodwasp mean?: Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.
Where does woodwasp come from?: From wood + wasp.

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