Definition of Brazilwood

1. Noun. Heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods.

Substance meronyms: Caesalpinia Echinata, Peach-wood, Peachwood, Pernambuco Wood
Generic synonyms: Wood

2. Noun. Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Exact synonyms: Caesalpinia Echinata, Peach-wood, Peachwood, Pernambuco Wood
Group relationships: Caesalpinia, Genus Caesalpinia
Generic synonyms: Tree

Definition of Brazilwood

1. Noun. A Brazilian timber tree, ''Caesalpinia echinata'', used primarily to make bows for string instruments. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brazilwood

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Brazilwood

braziers
brazil
brazil-nut tree
brazil nut
brazil wood
brazilein
brazileins
braziletto
brazilettoes
brazilettos
brazilian ironwood
brazilianite
brazilin
brazilins
brazils
brazilwood (current term)
brazilwoods
brazing
breach
breach of contract
breach of duty
breach of promise
breach of the covenant of warranty
breach of the peace
breach of trust
breach of trust with fraudulent intent
breach of warranty
breachable
breached
breacher

Literary usage of Brazilwood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"It can, however, bo more economically prepared from brazilwood extract in the following manner (Hummel and Perkin, Chem. Soc. Trans. 1882, 41, 367). ..."

2. The Use of the Blowpipe in the Qualitative and Quantitative Examination of by Karl Friedrich Plattner (1854)
"When a substance under examination for fluorine produces no etching upon the glass, and affords no reaction with the brazilwood paper, the following method ..."

3. Uses, Tests for Purity and Preparation of Chemical Reagents: Employed in by Charles O. Curtman (1890)
"When a strip of moist brazilwood paper, slightly reddened by exposure to light, ... When brazilwood paper is immersed for half a minute in vinegar (or other ..."

4. South America: A Geography Reader by Isaiah Bowman (1915)
"On his return he brought to Portugal a cargo of brazilwood. ... When it became known that brazilwood grew abundantly in the tropical forests in this part of ..."

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