fruitwood

[ froot-wood ]

/ ˈfrutˌwʊd /

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noun

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

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Origin of fruitwood

First recorded in 1925–30; fruit + wood¹

Words nearby fruitwood

fruit ranch, fruit salad, fruit sugar, fruits ye shall know them, By their, fruit tree, fruitwood, fruity, frum, frumentaceous, Frumentius, frumenty