silk wood meaning

UK /sɪlk wʊd/ US /sɪlk wʊd/ 2 syllables

silk wood (noun): a 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.

Definition of silk wood

  1. a 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

    Synonyms: Jamaican cherry, calabur tree, calabura, silkwood, Muntingia calabura

    Type of: tree

How to pronounce silk wood

silk wood is pronounced /sɪlk wʊd/ in British English and /sɪlk wʊd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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