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brazilwood
bra·zil·wood B0463000 (brə-zĭl′wo͝od′)n. The reddish wood of certain tropical trees or shrubs in the pea family, especially the Brazilian tree Caesalpinia echinata, used for violin bows and as a source of a red or purplish dye.
[Obsolete brazil, brazilwood (from Middle English brasile, an Asian variety of brazilwood, ultimately, partly via Medieval Latin brasilium, from Old Spanish brasil, from brasa, hot coals (in reference to its color), of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots) + wood.]bra•zil•wood (brəˈzɪlˌwʊd)
n. 1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, of the legume family, as C. echinata, having a wood used to make violins and from which a red dye is obtained. 2. the wood of such a tree. [1550–60; brazil brazilwood (Middle English brasile < Medieval Latin < Italian < Sp brasil, derivative of brasa live coal < Germanic] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brazilwood - heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoodsCaesalpinia echinata, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, brazilwood - tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetrywood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | | 2. | brazilwood - tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetryCaesalpinia echinata, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco woodCaesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poincianabrazilwood - heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoodstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
Translationspalo Brasilpau-Brasilpernambucobrazilwood
brazilwood, common name for several trees of the family Leguminosae (pulsepulse,
in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids.
..... Click the link for more information. family) whose wood yields a red dye. The dye has largely been replaced by synthetic dyes for fabrics, but it is still used in high-quality red inks. The bright red wood, which takes a high polish, is used in cabinetwork and for making violin bows. The East Indian redwood, or sapanwood (Caesalpinia sappan), was called "bresel wood" when it was first imported to Europe in the Middle Ages; Portuguese explorers used this name for a similar South American tree (C. echinata), from which the name Brazil for its native country purportedly derives. The latter species has been severely depleted in its native range, and international trade in the raw wood is now regulated. Brazilwoods are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.brazilwood
Related to brazilwood: pernambuco woodSynonyms for brazilwoodnoun heavy wood of various brazilwood treesRelated Words- Caesalpinia echinata
- peachwood
- peach-wood
- pernambuco wood
- brazilwood
- wood
noun tropical tree with prickly trunkSynonyms- Caesalpinia echinata
- peachwood
- peach-wood
- pernambuco wood
Related Words- Caesalpinia
- genus Caesalpinia
- brazilwood
- tree
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