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moosewood

moosewood noun: striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum).

moosewood: striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
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Noun

moosewood (usually uncountable, plural moosewoods)

  1. (usually) Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
  2. (usually) Hobblebush, Viburnum lantanoides.
  3. (usually) Leatherwood (genus Dirca or specifically Dirca palustris)

Forms of moosewood

pluralmoosewoods

Origin of moosewood

From moose + wood.

Questions about moosewood

What does moosewood mean?
Moosewood means striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum).
What part of speech is moosewood?
Moosewood is a noun.
What is the plural of moosewood?
The plural of moosewood is moosewoods.

Words near moosewood in the dictionary

  1. mooses
  2. mooseskin
  3. mooseskins
  4. moosette
  5. moosettes
  6. moosewood
  7. moosewoods
  8. moosewort
  9. moosey
  10. mooseyard
  11. mooseyards

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