noun
tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
• Syn: ↑brazilwood, ↑peachwood, ↑pernambuco wood, ↑Caesalpinia echinata
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinia, ↑genus Caesalpinia
• Substance Meronyms: ↑brazilwood
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peachˈ-wood noun
1. The wood of the peach-tree
2. Nicaragua wood (genus Caesalpinia)
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Main Entry: ↑peach
Useful english dictionary. 2012.