fiddlewood

American

[fid-l-wood] / ˈfɪd lˌwʊd /

noun

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

fiddlewood British

/ ˈfɪdəlˌwʊd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of fiddlewood

First recorded in 1705–15; fiddle + wood ¹

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