fiddlewood

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noun

The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.

OriginFrench bois-fidèle →
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Meanings

nounfiddlewood (countable and uncountable, plural fiddlewoods)

plural fiddlewoods

  1. countableuncountableThe wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
  2. countableuncountableAny of these trees.

Origin

  1. Frenchbois-fidèle“faithful wood”
  2. Englishfiddlewood

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

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APA

fiddlewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddlewood

MLA

“fiddlewood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddlewood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiddlewood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddlewood.

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