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- [green-hahrt]
- /ˈgrinˌhɑrt/
- /ɡrˈiːnhɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [green-hahrt]
- /ˈgrinˌhɑrt/
Definitions of greenheart word
- noun greenheart a South American tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiei, of the laurel family, yielding a hard, durable wood often used for wharves and bridges and in shipbuilding. 1
- noun greenheart any of certain other timber trees of tropical America. 1
- noun greenheart their valuable greenish wood. 1
- noun greenheart A South American evergreen tree of the laurel family, yielding hard greenish timber that is used for marine work because of its resistance to marine borers. 1
- noun greenheart a tropical American lauraceous tree, Ocotea (or Nectandra) rodiaei, that has dark green durable wood and bark that yields the alkaloid bebeerine 0
- noun greenheart any of various similar trees 0
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Origin of greenheart
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; green + heart
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Parts of speech for Greenheart
noun
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greenheart popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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- what is greenheart wood?
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