any of several species of Australian eucalyptus that exude a red sap
bloodwood in American English
(ˈblʌdˌwud)
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
Word origin
[1715–25; blood + wood; so called from the color of the sap or wood]This word is first recorded in the period 1715–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: anesthesia, federation, hallmark, portfolio, screening