n.
Pronunciation: br ə - ' zil- ˌ wu ̇ d
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish brasil, from brasa live coals (fr. the wood's color), probably of Germanic origin; akin to Swedish brasa fire
Date: 1559
: the heavy wood of any of various tropical leguminous trees (esp. genus Caesalpinia ) that is used especially as red and purple dyewood and in violin bows, gun stocks, and cabinetwork