groundwood

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noun

Wood that has been mechanically ground for pulp or direct use to produce certain kinds of paper or board; mechanical pulp.

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Meanings

noungroundwood (usually uncountable, plural groundwoods)

plural groundwoods

  1. uncountableusuallypaper industryWood that has been mechanically ground for pulp or direct use to produce certain kinds of paper or board; mechanical pulp.

Origin

From ground (“that has been ground”) + wood.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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