BRAZILWOOD


Meaning of BRAZILWOOD in English

/breuh zil"wood'/ , n.

1. any of several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, as C. echinata, having wood from which a red dye is obtained.

2. the wood of such a tree.

[ 1550-60; BRAZIL + WOOD 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .