English noun: brazilwood | |||
1. | brazilwood (plant) heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
Substance meronym | brazilwood, 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 | ||
Synonyms | Caesalpinia echinata, peach-wood, peachwood, pernambuco wood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
Member meronym | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | ||
Substance holonym | brazilwood | ||