Definition of brazilwood Brazilwood
bra•zil•wood
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What does brazilwood mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: brazilwoods |
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| brazilwood - tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry | ||
| peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata | ||
| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| caesalpinia, genus caesalpinia small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana | ||
| brazilwood - heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods | ||
| wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Wikipedia 
- Brazilwood or Pau-Brasil, sometimes known as Pernambuco ("Caesalpinia echinata" syn. "Guilandina echinata" (Lam.) Spreng.) is a Brazilian tree. It has a dense, orange-red wood (which takes a high shine), and it is the most frequently used wood for making bows for string instruments from the violin family. The wood also gives a red dye called brazilin.
Part of speech
🔤- brazilwood, noun, singular of brazilwoods.
