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snapwood

snapwood noun: dry, brittle wood that can be easily broken by hand, which is useful as firewood.

Noun

snapwood (uncountable)

  1. dry, brittle wood that can be easily broken by hand, which is useful as firewood.

Questions about snapwood

What does snapwood mean?
Snapwood means dry, brittle wood that can be easily broken by hand, which is useful as firewood.
What part of speech is snapwood?
Snapwood is a noun.

Words near snapwood in the dictionary

  1. snapt back
  2. snapt to
  3. snapt to attention
  4. snapweed
  5. snapweeds
  6. snapwood
  7. snapworthy
  8. snar
  9. snare
  10. snare drum
  11. snare drummer

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