sappanwood


sap·pan·wood

or sa·pan·wood S0084300 (sə-păn′wo͝od′, săp′ăn-, -ən-)n.1. A tree (Caesalpina sappan) in the pea family, native to tropical Asia, having wood that yields a red dye.2. The wood of this tree.
[Malay sapang + wood.]

sappanwood

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sapanwood

n1. (Plants) a small leguminous tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of S Asia producing wood that yields a red dye2. (Plants) the wood of this tree Also called: sappan or sapan [C16: sapan, via Dutch from Malay sapang]
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