The story
From muscle (“from the sinewy appearance of the trunk and branches”) + wood.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
musclewood
Today it means: Carpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America. Full definition →
Today it means: Carpinus caroliniana, a deciduous tree of eastern North America. Full definition →
From muscle (“from the sinewy appearance of the trunk and branches”) + wood.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.