fiddlewood

fid·dle·wood

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fid-l-woo d]
- /ˈfɪd lˌwʊd/
- /fˈɪdəlwˌʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fid-l-woo d]
- /ˈfɪd lˌwʊd/

Definitions of fiddlewood word

noun fiddlewood the heavy, hard, durable wood of various West Indian and other trees. 1
noun fiddlewood any of these trees, especially species of the genera Citharexylum and Vitex. 1
noun fiddlewood any of various tropical American verbenaceous trees of the genus Citharexylum and related genera 0
noun fiddlewood the hard durable wood of any of these trees 0
noun fiddlewood any of several tropical American timber trees of the verbena family, valuable for their hard wood 0
noun fiddlewood the wood 0

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Origin of fiddlewood

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; fiddle + wood1

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Parts of speech for Fiddlewood

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fiddlewood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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