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partridge-wood

par·tridge-wood
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pahr-trij woo d]
    • /ˈpɑr trɪdʒ wʊd/
    • /ˈpɑː.trɪdʒ wʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahr-trij woo d]
    • /ˈpɑr trɪdʒ wʊd/

Definitions of partridge-wood word

  • noun partridge-wood the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus. 1
  • noun partridge-wood the dark striped wood of the tropical American leguminous tree, Andira inermis, used for cabinetwork 0

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Origin of partridge-wood

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Partridge-wood

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

partridge-wood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% 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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