Meaning of BLOODWOOD TREE
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- [n] spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
- [n] deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
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| Synonyms: | | campeachy, Haematoxylum campechianum, kiaat, logwood, logwood tree, Pterocarpus angolensis |
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| See Also: | | blackwood, blackwood tree, genus Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylum, genus Pterocarpus, Haematoxylon, Haematoxylum, Pterocarpus, tree | |
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