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fruitwood

American  
[froot-wood] / ˈfrutˌwʊd /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of fruitwood

First recorded in 1925–30; fruit + wood 1


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And there are items for children — a fruitwood rattle and an elaborately carved walnut high chair.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2018

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

An “English oak, fruitwood and mother-of-pearl inlaid cupboard, late 19th century” hardly looked promising.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2011

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

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