fruitwood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fruitwood
Example Sentences
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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
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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