Meanings
nounmusclewood (countable and uncountable, plural musclewoods)
plural musclewoods
- countableuncountableCarpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America.
- uncountableThe wood of this tree.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From muscle (“from the sinewy appearance of the trunk and branches”) + wood.
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APA
musclewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musclewood
MLA
“musclewood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musclewood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musclewood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musclewood.
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