Twist Wood (Noun)
Meaning
Vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The park rangers worked together to clear the area and remove the invasive twist-wood growths.
- Twist-wood has red berries that eventually turn a dark, nearly black color.
- In winter when the other trees were bare, the twist-wood stood out with its clusters of dark berries.
- The naturalist pointed out that the twist-wood is often seen as a weed by many due to its tendency to spread and takeover.
- After examining the berries, the hikers realized that the plant must have been the non-poisonous, yet still common European twist-wood.