jackwood
Any member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern…Any member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Any member of the species Cryptocarya glaucescens of rainforest trees of eastern Australia whose bark is dark brown or reddish-brown and often scaly and whose wood is used for musical instruments.
Origin
From jack + wood.From jack + wood.
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Forms
plural: jackwoods| Singular | jackwood |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymssilver sycamorenative laurelbrown beechbolly laurelbrown laurel
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable