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elderwood

elderwood noun: the wood of the elder tree.

Noun

elderwood (uncountable)

  1. The wood of the elder tree.
    • The mention of the six knots of elderwood is curious, for that tree mixes largely in folk lore.1866, William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, page 183

Origin of elderwood

From elder + wood.

Questions about elderwood

What does elderwood mean?
Elderwood means the wood of the elder tree.
What part of speech is elderwood?
Elderwood is a noun.

Words near elderwood in the dictionary

  1. elderspeak
  2. elderwed
  3. elderweds
  4. elderwoman
  5. elderwomen
  6. elderwood
  7. elderwort
  8. eldest
  9. eldests
  10. eldfather
  11. eldfathers

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