brazilwood

Noun
  1. Heavy wood of various brazilwood trees;
    Used for violin bows and as dyewoods (synset 112510029)
    is a type of: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
    substance meronym: brazilwood, caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood - tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
  2. Tropical tree with prickly trunk;
    Its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry (synset 112509773)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    belongs to: caesalpinia, genus caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
    substance holonym: brazilwood - heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
    same as: caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood

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