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wetwood

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A habitational surname from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Wood with a darkened or wet appearance resulting from abnormally high water content or a bacterial infection.

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Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences

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History

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English wǣt (“wet”) + wudu (“wood”).

From wet + wood.