Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
needle-wood is a noun meaning "large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia". It carries one recorded sense.
large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for needle-wood come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.