bloodwood

[ bluhd-wood ]

noun

1. any of several Australian trees of the genus Eucalyptus, as E. gummifera or E. ptychocarpa, having rough, scaly bark.
2. an African tree, Pterocarpus angolensis, having reddish wood.
3. the wood of any of these trees.

bloodwood

/ ˈblʌdˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of several species of Australian eucalyptus that exude a red sap

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodwood¹

1715–25; blood + wood ¹; so called from the color of the sap or wood

Example Sentences

Photograph: Davida MaChing/AP They fly out at dusk to feed on flowering spotted gum and bloodwood trees in forests, then wake locals with a cacophony of screeching on their return to town before dawn.

From The Guardian

They fly out at dusk to feed on flowering spotted gum and bloodwood trees in forests, then wake locals with a cacophony of screeching on their return to town before dawn.

From Washington Times

They fly out at dusk to feed on flowering spotted gum and bloodwood trees in forests, then wake locals with a cacophony of screeching on their return to town before dawn.

From Seattle Times

Favorites are spalted maple, bloodwood, Australian cypress and chenchen.

From Washington Times

Daniel Metcalfe was commended as a runner-up for his image of a resprouting pink bloodwood tree among blady grass stalks following a forest fire.

From BBC