poisonwood
noun
poisonwood is spelled P-O-I-S-O-N-W-O-O-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poisonwood means “Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poisonwood is poisonwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in poisonwood?
| Letters | 10: P-O-I-S-O-N-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is poisonwood?
Poisonwood appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
Forms of poisonwood
- poisonwoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poisonwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poisonwood come from?
From poison + wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).