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whistlewood

whistlewood noun: the moosewood, or striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum).

Noun

whistlewood (uncountable)

  1. The moosewood, or striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum).

Origin of whistlewood

From whistle + wood.

Questions about whistlewood

What does whistlewood mean?
Whistlewood means the moosewood, or striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum).
What part of speech is whistlewood?
Whistlewood is a noun.

Words near whistlewood in the dictionary

  1. whistlestopped
  2. whistlestopping
  3. whistlestops
  4. whistlewing
  5. whistlewings
  6. whistlewood
  7. whistlike
  8. whistlin'
  9. whistling
  10. whistling arrow
  11. whistling arrows

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