brazilwood

[ bruh-zil-wood ]

noun
  1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, as C. echinata, having wood from which a red dye is obtained.

  2. the wood of such a tree.

Origin of brazilwood

1
First recorded in 1550–60; brazil + wood1

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