brazilwood
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Brazilwood
Noun
brazilwood (usually uncountable, plural brazilwoods)
- A Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata, used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
- (uncountable) The wood of such tree.
Synonyms
- (Caesalpina echinata): pau-brasil, pernambuco
Translations
timber tree
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Further reading
brazilwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Caesalpina echinata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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