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English noun: brazilwood

1. brazilwood (plant) heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods


Broader (hypernym)wood


Substance meronymbrazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood

2. brazilwood (plant) tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry


SynonymsCaesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood


Broader (hypernym)tree


Member meronymCaesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia


Substance holonymbrazilwood









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