elk-wood

1. 1.

   small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches

   Synonymsumbrella treeumbrella magnoliaelkwoodMagnolia tripetala

   Broadermagnolia

Questions about elk-wood

What does elk-wood mean?

elk-wood means "small deciduous tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches".

How many syllables are in elk-wood?

elk-wood has 2 syllables: el-k-wood. The stress falls on "el".

What is another word for elk-wood?

Close synonyms include umbrella tree, umbrella magnolia, elkwood, Magnolia tripetala. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is elk-wood a common word?

elk-wood is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.