BRAZILWOOD


Meaning of BRAZILWOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ brə-ˈzil-ˌwu̇d ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish brasil, from brasa live coals (from 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 (especially genus Caesalpinia ) that is used especially as red and purple dyewood and in violin bows, gun stocks, and cabinetwork

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.