| NOUN | plant | bloodwood tree, kiaat, Pterocarpus angolensis | deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers |
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| plant | bloodwood tree, logwood, logwood tree, campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum | spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye |
| Meaning | deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood. | |
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| Synonyms | kiaat, Pterocarpus angolensis | |
| Member of | Pterocarpus, genus Pterocarpus | genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Spanish | kiaat | |
| Catalan | kiaat | |
| Meaning | Spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye. | |
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| Synonyms | logwood, logwood tree, campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum | |
| Member of | Haematoxylum, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylon | small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees |
| Broader | blackwood, blackwood tree | Any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood |
| Substances | logwood | Very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree |
| Spanish | campeche | |
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