What is the Latin word for fire-wood?

The usual Latin words for “fire-wood” are lignum, crĕmĭa, igniārius; also māteria. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“fire-wood” in Latin

lignumfirewood; wood tissue; tree crĕmĭadry fire-wood, brushwood igniāriusof or belonging to fire māteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance; timber; source, origin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

fire-wood

lignum: ligna, orum (opposed to materia or materies, i. e., timber): cremia, orum (dry sticks, Col., 12, 19, 3; Plin., 12, 19, 42): igniaria, orum (wood, used to light a fire with): ignis alimentum (to keep up the fire with).

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What is the Latin word for fire-wood?: The usual Latin words for “fire-wood” are lignum, crĕmĭa, igniārius; also māteria. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.