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fiddlewood

[ fid-l-wood ]

noun

  1. the heavy, hard, durable wood of various West Indian and other trees.
  2. any of these trees, especially species of the genera Citharexylum and Vitex.

fiddlewood

/ ˈfɪdəlˌwʊd /

noun

  1. any of various tropical American verbenaceous trees of the genus Citharexylum and related genera
  2. the hard durable wood of any of these trees

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddlewood1

First recorded in 1705–15; fiddle + wood 1

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