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A Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata, used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
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brazilwood — [brə zil′wood΄] n. [see BRAZIL] a hard, reddish wood obtained from several tropical American trees (genera Caesalpinia and Haematoxylon) of the caesalpinia family: it yields a red or blue dye and is also used in making cabinets and violin bows … English World dictionary
Brazilwood — Taxobox name = Brazilwood status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 250px image caption = An adult specimen in a square in Vitória, Brazil. regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia =… … Wikipedia
Brazilwood — Brazil wood Bra*zil wood , Brazilwood Bra*zil wood (br[.a]*z[i^]l w[oo^]d ). [OE. brasil, LL. brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh. from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. {Braze}, {Brasier}); or Ar. vars plant for dyeing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brazilwood — /breuh zil wood /, n. 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. [1550 60; BRAZIL + WOOD1] * * * dense, compact dyewood from any of… … Universalium
brazilwood — dygliuotoji cezalpinija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Caesalpinia echinata), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Caesalpinia echinata angl. brazilwood;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
brazilwood — noun 1. heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑peachwood, ↑peach wood, ↑pernambuco wood, ↑Caesalpinia echinata 2. tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood … Useful english dictionary
brazilwood — noun Etymology: Spanish brasil, from brasa live coals (from the wood s color), probably of Germanic origin; akin to Swedish brasa fire Date: 1559 the heavy wood of any of various tropical leguminous trees (especially genus Caesalpinia) that is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brazilwood — n. type of tropical tree from which a red dye is produced; wood of that tree … English contemporary dictionary
brazilwood — bra·zil·wood … English syllables
brazilwood — bra•zil•wood [[t]brəˈzɪlˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, of the legume family, as C. echinata, having a wood used to make violins and from which a red dye is obtained 2) cvb the wood of such a tree •… … From formal English to slang
