See Also: fiddlewood(medicine)

felicide (iou) and fiddlewood (medicine)


felicide (iou)



felicide noun. M19.
[from Latin feles cat + -CIDE.]
The killing of a cat or cats.

fiddlewood (medicine)


fiddlewood


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

Origin: Corrupted fr. F. Bois-fidele, lit, faithful wood; so called from its durability.

Source: Websters Dictionary