HyperDic: silkwood

English > 1 sense of the word silkwood:
NOUNplantsilkwood, Jamaican cherry, calabur tree, calabura, silk wood, Muntingia calaburaa fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit
silkwood > pronunciation
Soundssih'lkwuh.d
Rhymesadulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd...
English > silkwood: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves.
SynonymsJamaican cherry, calabur tree, calabura, silk wood, Muntingia calabura
Member ofMuntingia, genus MuntingiaOne species
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishcalabura, silkwood
Catalancalabura

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