fatwood

English

Etymology

From fat +‎ wood.

Noun

fatwood (countable and uncountable, plural fatwoods)

1. A heartwood of pine trees, impregnated with resin, useful in the manufacture of pitch and pine tar.
   • 2009 May 20, Oliver Schwaner-Albright, “Grilling Over Wood as a Sweaty, Smoky Sport”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He stacked split pieces of well-seasoned, thoroughly dry oak, and started a fire using some newspaper and fatwood, a resinous pinewood that flames easily.

See also

• greasewood