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greenwood

[ green-woo d ]
/ ˈgrinˌwʊd /
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noun

a woods or forest when green, as in summer.

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Nearby words

  1. greenwich,
  2. greenwich hour angle,
  3. greenwich mean time,
  4. greenwich time,
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  6. greer,
  7. greer, germaine,
  8. greet,
  9. greeter,
  10. greeting

Origin of greenwood

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at green, wood1

Greenwood

[ green-woo d ]
/ ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

a city in W South Carolina.
a city in NW Mississippi.
a town in central Indiana.
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British Dictionary definitions for greenwood

greenwood

/ (ˈɡriːnˌwʊd) /

noun

a forest or wood when the leaves are green: the traditional setting of stories about English outlaws, esp Robin Hood
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