fruitwood

American  

[froot-wood] / ˈfrutˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various woods from fruit-bearing trees, used for cabinetmaking and the like.

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Etymology

Origin of fruitwood

First recorded in 1925–30; fruit + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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fruitwood

A lot of my ideas have been germinating for quite some time—sort of like slow-growing fruitwood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2016

Also finger-licking good: fatty brisket cooked low and slow over fruitwood, and broccoli salad jazzed up with dried cherries and peanuts.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2016

There’s a lamb shoulder collapsing under the smoke of fruitwood out in the yard, and Julia Moskin’s salty pluff mud pie rests comfortably on the windowsill to cool.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2016

The girl next door has just moved into a lavish Beverly Hills mansion complete with spa, fruitwood Sauter piano and an antique Thai gong to summon diners.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2010

I still know the one that ancient chalk-white woman taught me with a polished fruitwood stick.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee