| NOUN | plant | pernambuco wood, brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, Caesalpinia echinata | tropical tree with prickly trunk |
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| Meaning | Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry. | |
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| Synonyms | brazilwood, peachwood, peach-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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