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bloodwood tree

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bloodwood tree

1
 n
deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
2
 n
spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bloodwood tree
1

n deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

Synonyms:
Pterocarpus angolensis, kiaat
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2

n spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye

Synonyms:
Haematoxylum campechianum, campeachy, logwood, logwood tree
Type of:
blackwood, blackwood tree
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
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