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bow-wood

US/ˈboʊˌwʊd/

bow-wood noun: wood of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera) or the tree itself.

Noun

bow-wood (usually uncountable, plural bow-woods)

  1. (usually) Wood of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera) or the tree itself.
    Synonyms:
    bois d'arc, bodark

Synonyms of bow-wood

Forms of bow-wood

pluralbow-woods

Origin of bow-wood

Explained at bois d'arc.

Questions about bow-wood

What does bow-wood mean?
Bow-wood means wood of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera) or the tree itself.
What part of speech is bow-wood?
Bow-wood is a noun.
How do you pronounce bow-wood?
Bow-wood is pronounced /ˈboʊˌwʊd/ (US).
What is the plural of bow-wood?
The plural of bow-wood is bow-woods.

Words near bow-wood in the dictionary

  1. bow-leggedness
  2. bow-riding
  3. bow-tie
  4. bow-tied
  5. bow-ties
  6. bow-wood
  7. bow-woods
  8. bow-wow
  9. bow-wow theories
  10. bow-wow theory
  11. bow-wowed

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