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noun
Brazilwood, Brazil wood  n.  
1.
The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan; so called before the discovery of America.
2.
A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of Caesalpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of Caesalpinia Braziliensis and Caesalpinia crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used for violin bows.
3.
A tropical tree (Caesalpinia echinata) with a prickly trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood) yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Synonyms: peachwood, pernambuco wood.






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"Brazilwood" Quotes from Famous Books



... lima, sapan and peach wood, dye red with alum and tartar, and a purplish slate colour with bichromate of potash. Some old dyers use Brazil wood to heighten the red ...
— Vegetable Dyes - Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer • Ethel M. Mairet



Words linked to "Brazilwood" :   wood, pernambuco wood, peach-wood, Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia, Caesalpinia echinata, tree



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