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/fid"l wood'/, n.1. the heavy, hard, durable wood of various West Indian and other trees.2. any of these trees, esp. species of the genera Citharexylum and Vitex.[1705-15; FIDDLE + WOOD1]
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Fiddlewood — Fid dle*wood , n. [Corrupted fr. F. bois fid[ e]le, lit., faithful wood; so called from its durability.] The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus {Citharexylum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddlewood — [fid′ lwood΄] n. 1. any of several tropical American timber trees of the verbena family, valuable for their hard wood 2. the wood … English World dictionary
fiddlewood — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several trees of the family Verbenaceae especially of the genus Citharexylum 2. : the hard wood of a fiddlewood * * * /fid l wood /, n. 1. the heavy, hard, durable wood of various West Indian and other trees. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
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