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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jack-wood
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.

Uncountable

Etymology

From jack + wood.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jackwoods (plural)

Synonyms

silver sycamore native laurel brown beech bolly laurel brown laurel

Questions

What does jackwood mean?
Any member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.
Where does jackwood come from?
From jack + wood.

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