lancewood

lance·wood

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lans-woo d, lahns-]
- /ˈlænsˌwʊd, ˈlɑns-/
- /lˈansjuːˌʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lans-woo d, lahns-]
- /ˈlænsˌwʊd, ˈlɑns-/

Definitions of lancewood word

noun lancewood the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, especially Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc. 1
noun lancewood a tree that yields this wood. 1
noun lancewood A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts. 1
noun lancewood any of various tropical trees, esp Oxandra lanceolata, yielding a tough elastic wood: family Annonaceae 0
noun lancewood the wood of any of these trees 0
noun lancewood a New Zealand forest tree, Pseudopanax crassifolius, with a small round head and a slender trunk 0

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Origin of lancewood

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; lance1 + wood1

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Parts of speech for Lancewood

noun

adjective

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lancewood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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