bogwood

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noun

The dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.

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Meanings

nounbogwood (usually uncountable, plural bogwoods)

plural bogwoods · alternative bog-wood · alternative bog wood

  1. uncountableusuallyThe dark, shiny wood of trees, especially oaks, dug up from peat bogs, sometimes used for making ornaments.

Origin

From bog + wood.

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APA

bogwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogwood

MLA

“bogwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bogwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bogwood.

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