Home › Words › G › greenwoodgreenwood/ˈɡɹin.wʊd/greenwood means A surname.greenwood is pronounced /ˈɡɹin.wʊd/.Etymology* Probably from green + wood, an area covered with trees. * The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.nameA surname.A placename; A place in Canada:; A part of Greenwood/Greenbriar, Calgary, Alberta.A placename; A place in Canada:; A minor city in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.A placename; A place in Canada:; A village in Kings County, Nova Scotia.A placename; A place in Canada:; A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia.A placename; A place in Canada:; A hamlet in the city of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario.A placename; A place in Canada:; A community in Laurentian Valley township, Renfrew County, Ontario.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A locality in Mohave County, Arizona.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sussex County, Delaware.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jackson County, Florida.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A former community in Jerome County, Idaho.A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in McHenry County, Illinois.nounA forest in full leaf, as in summer.Wood that is green; in other words, not seasoned.Certain half-shrubby species of genista.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.greenery 69% match — Green foliage or verdure. vs greenwood →overgreen 62% match — To cover with greenery or a green color. vs greenwood →verdant 62% match — Green in colour. vs greenwood →greening 62% match — The process of becoming green. vs greenwood →greenage 60% match — greenery; plants generally vs greenwood →verdure 60% match — The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself. vs greenwood →virid 60% match — Green, verdant. vs greenwood →verdurous 58% match — Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it. vs greenwood →