wicopy

wic·o·py

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wik-uh-pee]
- /ˈwɪk ə pi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wik-uh-pee]
- /ˈwɪk ə pi/

Definitions of wicopy word

noun plural wicopy the leatherwood, Dirca palustris. 1
noun plural wicopy basswood. 1
noun wicopy (US, Canada) Any of several trees, such as the leatherwood/moosewood (of the genus Dirca), the whitewood, or the American basswood/linden (of the genus Tilia). 1
noun wicopy any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood 0
noun wicopy leatherwood 0
noun wicopy basswood (sense 1) 0

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Origin of wicopy

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

1695-1705; < Western Abenaki wìgəbi inner bark suitable for cordage (or a cognate with of this, e.g., Eastern Abenaki wìkəpi basswood inner bark, Munsee Delaware wí·kpəy, Ojibwa wi·kop, all < Proto-Algonquian *wi·kwepyi; probably reborrowed or reinforced from more than one Algonquian language)

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Parts of speech for Wicopy

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wicopy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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