southernwood

south·ern·wood

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhth -ern-woo d]
- /ˈsʌð ərnˌwʊd/
- /ˈsʌ.ðən.wʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhth -ern-woo d]
- /ˈsʌð ərnˌwʊd/

Definitions of southernwood word

noun southernwood a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves. 1
noun southernwood an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers 0
noun southernwood a shrubby European wormwood (Artemisia abrotanum) with yellowish flowers and fragrant leaves 0

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Origin of southernwood

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English southernwode, Old English sūtherne wudu. See southern, wood1

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Parts of speech for Southernwood

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southernwood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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