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1. (n.) brazilwood
any of several tropical trees of the genus Caesalpinia, of the legume family, as C. echinata, having a wood used to make violins and from which a red dye is obtained.
2. brazilwood
the wood of such a tree.
Etymology: (1550–60;
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1. (noun) brazilwood
heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
2. (noun) brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata
tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
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