brazilwood
n . 苏木
苏木
brazilwood n 1 :
heavy wood of various brazilwood trees ;
used for violin bows and as dyewoods 2 :
tropical tree with prickly trunk ;
its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry [
synonym : {
brazilwood },
{
peachwood }, {
peach -
wood }, {
pernambuco wood }, {
Caesalpinia echinata }]
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OE .
brasil ,
LL .
brasile (
cf .
Pg . &
Sp .
brasil ,
Pr .
bresil ,
Pr .
bresil );
perh .
from Sp .
or Pg .
brasa a live coal (
cf . {
Braze }, {
Brasier });
or Ar .
vars plant for dyeing red or yellow .
This name was given to the wood from its color ;
and it is said that King Emanuel ,
of Portugal ,
gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The wood of the oriental {
C [
ae ]
salpinia Sapan }; --
so called before the discovery of America .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A very heavy wood of a reddish color ,
imported from Brazil and other tropical countries ,
for cabinet -
work ,
and for dyeing .
The best is the heartwood of {
Caesalpinia echinata },
a leguminous tree ;
but other trees also yield it .
An inferior sort comes from Jamaica ,
the timber of {
Caesalpinia Braziliensis }
and {
Caesalpinia crista }.
This is often distinguished as {
Braziletto },
but the better kind is also frequently so named .
The wood is also used for violin bows .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
a tropical tree ({
Caesalpinia echinata })
with a prickly trunk ;
its heavy red heartwood (
also called brazilwood )
yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry .
Syn :
peachwood ,
pernambuco wood .
[
WordNet 1 .
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