ringwood

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noun

An Australian tree, Syzygium anisatum.

OriginOld English rimuc →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

ringwood1

nounringwood (plural ringwoods)

plural ringwoods

  1. An Australian tree, Syzygium anisatum.

Ringwood2

proper nounRingwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)

plural Ringwoods

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1505).
    2. countableuncountableA locality in the Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    5. countableuncountableA village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrimuc“boundary”
  2. EnglishRingwood

Probably from Old English rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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