silkwood
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlkˌwʊd/
- US
:
madera de seda
- Craftsmen valued the durable wood of the silkwood tree for creating sturdy staves.
Examples
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The silkwood tree produces white flowers and fleshy fruits, making it an attractive addition to gardens.
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(Remember the movie Silkwood?)
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DO A SILKWOOD SHOWER FOR US, WILL YOU?
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And he's bringing Lester Silkwood from the Legion of Catholic Decency and we've also invited Patriarch Vlassos for the Eastern view.
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For every Erin Brockovich, there is a Karen Silkwood—someone who does the right thing and mysteriously ends up dead in a ditch by the side of the road.
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The workers harvested the silky fiber from the silkwood tree to make strong ropes.
Synonyms
A tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit, silky bark used to make rope, and wood used for boards
A fast-growing tropical tree that has edible fruit and bark for making strong rope
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with small sweet red fruit that people eat
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree that has white flowers and small sweet red fruit
A fast-growing tropical evergreen tree with white flowers, small sweet red fruit, and bark used to make strong thread
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Etymology
The word silkwood comes from the two parts silk and wood, because the tree's bark gives a 'silky' fiber used for ropes and its trunk provides useful 'wood'. So, silkwood names a tropical tree that is useful for both its soft bark fiber and its timber.