wildwood
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wildwood
before 1150; Middle English wilde wode, Old English wilde wudu. See wild, wood 1
Example Sentences
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Instead of odes to the old cabin home in the mountains or the little church in the wildwood, Busby sang about the loneliness and alienation of life in the nation’s capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“And the first words are” — here Hill slips into a gruff bass in imitation of Sanders — “ ‘night by silent sailing night, Isobel, wildwood eyes and primrose hair … .’
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2022
For the wildwood in that book, I took particular inspiration from the ancient wood of Kingley Vale in Sussex.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2020
Rhodelia has a ring to it that sounds grand enough for a major commercial city but delicate enough to describe a wildwood flower.
From Fox News ● Mar. 28, 2019
“Bloodroot’s too valuable for the likes of us. I’ve tanroot and wildwood tea.”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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