prickwood
A shrub, the spindle treeA shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable, usually)A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
Origin
From prick + wood, so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs.From prick + wood, so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs.
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Forms
plural: prickwoods| Singular | prickwood |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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