peach-wood (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *peach-wood*:
NOUN	plant	peach-wood, brazilwood, peachwood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata	tropical tree with prickly trunk

English > *peach-wood*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Synonyms	brazilwood, peachwood, 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

HyperDic: peach-wood