Advertisement

Advertisement

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddlewood1

First recorded in 1705–15; fiddle + wood 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

The first task was to clear away a thick mat of invasive trees, including haole koa, octopus trees and fiddlewood.

Savann′a-flow′er, a genus of the milk-weed family, West Indies; Savann′a-sparr′ow, the sparrow common through North America; Savann′a-watt′le, a name of certain West Indian trees, also called Fiddlewood.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


fiddle while Rome burnsfiddling