| 单词 | brazilwood |
| 释义 | brazilwood in American English (brəˈzɪlˌwʊd) noun 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 Word origin see brazilbrazilwood in American English (brəˈzɪlˌwud) 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 Word origin [1550–60; brazil + wood1]This word is first recorded in the period 1550–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coach, haul, modulate, section, verticalExamples of 'brazilwood' in a sentence |
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