fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Meaning

Noun

  • The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum (genus).
  • Any of these trees.

Origin

  • fiddle + wood, a corruption of French bois-fidèle ("faithful wood"), so called from its durability.

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