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

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

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

We also took along Mom’s fancy archery set, the one made of inlaid fruitwood, because Dad said you never know what wild game we might find in those canyon recesses.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls