English Explanatory Dictionary

fiddlewood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
  2. Any of these trees.

Word forms

fiddlewood fiddlewoods

Etymology

From fiddle + wood, a corruption of French bois-fidèle (“faithful wood”), so called from its durability.

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