fiddlewood

noun — 2 senses

fiddlewood

noun

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

1

The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.

2

Any of these trees.

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