| NOUN | plant | brazilwood | heavy wood of various brazilwood trees |
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| plant | brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata | tropical tree with prickly trunk |
| Meaning | Heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods. | |
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| Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| Substance of | brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata | Tropical tree with prickly trunk |
| Spanish | pau-Brasil, pernambuco | |
| Meaning | Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry. | |
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| Synonyms | peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata | |
| Member of | Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia | small spiny tropical trees or shrubs |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Substances | brazilwood | Heavy wood of various brazilwood trees |
| Catalan | caesalpinia echinata | |
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