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fiddlewood
[fid-l-wood]
noun
the heavy, hard, durable wood of various West Indian and other trees.
any of these trees, especially species of the genera Citharexylum and Vitex.
fiddlewood
/ ˈɪəˌʊ /
noun
any of various tropical American verbenaceous trees of the genus Citharexylum and related genera
the hard durable wood of any of these trees
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fiddlewood1
Example Sentences
The first task was to clear away a thick mat of invasive trees, including haole koa, octopus trees and fiddlewood.
Savann′a-flow′er, a genus of the milk-weed family, West Indies; Savann′a-sparr′ow, the sparrow common through North America; Savann′a-watt′le, a name of certain West Indian trees, also called Fiddlewood.
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