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brazilwood

DEFINITIONS OF: brazilwood

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n tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry

Synonyms:
Caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods

Type of:
wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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