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TWISTWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does twistwood mean? 

TWISTWOOD (noun)
  The noun TWISTWOOD has 1 sense:

1. vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn blackplay

  Familiarity information: TWISTWOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TWISTWOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

twist wood; twistwood; Viburnum lantana; wayfaring tree

Hypernyms ("twistwood" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("twistwood" is a member of...):

genus Viburnum; Viburnum (deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree)


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