"fiddlewood" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fiddlewoods [plural]
Etymology: From fiddle + wood, a corruption of French bois-fidèle (“faithful wood”), so called from its durability. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fiddle|wood}} fiddle + wood, {{der|en|fr|bois-fidèle||faithful wood}} French bois-fidèle (“faithful wood”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fiddlewood (countable and uncountable, plural fiddlewoods)
  1. The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiddlewood-en-noun-VvYAFGkT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Lamiales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Lamiales order plants: 66 34
  2. Any of these trees. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiddlewood-en-noun-enVmZpoN

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