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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiddlewood¹

First recorded in 1705–15; fiddle + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times

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.

From Project Gutenberg