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muttonwood

muttonwood noun: any of a number of plants of the genus Myrsine.

Noun

muttonwood (usually uncountable, plural muttonwoods)

  1. (usually) Any of a number of plants of the genus Myrsine.
  2. (usually) A Central American plant of the species Turpinia occidentalis.

Forms of muttonwood

pluralmuttonwoods

Origin of muttonwood

From mutton + wood.

Questions about muttonwood

What does muttonwood mean?
Muttonwood means any of a number of plants of the genus Myrsine.
What part of speech is muttonwood?
Muttonwood is a noun.
What is the plural of muttonwood?
The plural of muttonwood is muttonwoods.

Words near muttonwood in the dictionary

  1. muttoniness
  2. muttonish
  3. muttonmonger
  4. muttonmongers
  5. muttons
  6. muttonwood
  7. muttonwoods
  8. muttony
  9. Muttra
  10. muttrimonies
  11. muttrimony

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