greasewood
/ˈɡɹiːswʊd/noun
greasewood is spelled G-R-E-A-S-E-W-O-O-D: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greasewood means “Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greasewood is greasewoods.
How many letters and syllables are in greasewood?
| Letters | 10: G-R-E-A-S-E-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is greasewood?
Greasewood appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce greasewood?
- /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/
Greasewood has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of greasewood
- greasewoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greasewood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
- 2
Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise).
- 3
Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
- 4
Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood).
- 5
Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds).
- 6
Larrea tridentata (creosote bush).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does greasewood come from?
From grease + wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).