bra·zil·wood (brə-zĭl
w
d
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n.The reddish wood of certain tropical trees or shrubs in the pea family, especially a Brazilian tree
Caesalpinia echinata, whose wood is used for violin bows and as a source of a red or purplish dye.
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brazilwood [Obsolete
brazil,
brazilwood (from Middle English
brasile, from Old Spanish or Portuguese
brasil,
probably of East Indian origin) +
wood1.]
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