The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus (taxlink Citharexylum genus noshow=1). 2 Any of these trees.
Wikipedia
Fiddlewood is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
- Citharexylum, native to the Americas
- Vitex gaumeri, native to Central America
Usage examples of "fiddlewood".
In summer Mackay is a fecund riot of vegetation, and Cathy's house was surrounded by palm, mango and fiddlewood trees, tipuana and poinciana, and native bottlebrush shrubs.
Chocolate trees, Cohuna palm trees, hog plum trees, bayal trees, trees with black orchids (the Belizean national flower), mahogany trees, cedar trees, red gum-bolino trees, fiddlewood trees, sapodilla trees.