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Brazilwood or Pau-Brasil, sometimes known as Pernambuco (Caesalpinia echinata syn. Guilandina echinata (Lam.) Spreng.) is a Brazilian timber tree. This plant has a dense, orange ... - brazilwood definition |Dictionary.com
noun . 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. - brazilwood definition of brazilwood in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
brazilwood, common name for several trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse pulse, in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called ...
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Brazilwood
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Brazilwood, common name for any of a genus of tropical trees (see Legume). The hard, red wood is used in cabinets and violin bows. An East Indian species was brought to Europe during the Middle Ages. When Portuguese explorers reached what is now Brazil, they found a similar tree. Brazilwood is also valuable for a red crystalline dye, Brazilin, derived from the narrow heartwood. Commercially this dye has been largely replaced by synthetic dyestuffs. It is widely accepted that the name of the Brazilian nation is derived from brazilwood.
Scientific classification: Brazilwoods are members of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae, family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae). The East Indian species is classified as Caesalpinia sappan. The tree found by Portuguese explorers is classified as Caesalpinia brasiliensis.
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