bra|zil|wood

bra|zil|wood
bra|zil|wood «bruh ZIHL WUD», noun.
a large tropical tree of the pea family whose wood was formerly used for making red and purple dyes and is still used for violin bows; Bahia wood; Pernambuco wood.

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  • zil — am·i·zil·ia; ben·zil; ben·zil·ic; bra·zil·ein; bra·zil·ian·ite; bra·zil·wood; fra·zil; ki·zil; zil·lah; zil·lion; zil·lion·aire; ba·zil·lion; ga·zil·lion; gem·fi·bro·zil; bra·zil·ian; al·gua·zil; be·zil; …   English syllables

  • wood — ag·al·wood; ag·i·la·wood; al·oes·wood; al·oe·wood; arrow·wood; bay·wood; black·wood; body·wood; bra·zil·wood; bum·wood; burk·wood; cam·wood; chemi·ground·wood; co·cus·wood; hea·zle·wood·ite; hol·ly·wood·ish; hol·ly·wood·ite; hol·ly·wood·ize;… …   English syllables

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  • brazilwood — bra·zil·wood …   English syllables

  • brazilwood — bra•zil•wood [[t]brəˈzɪlˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) pln 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) cvb the wood of such a tree •… …   From formal English to slang

  • Braziletto — Brazil wood Bra*zil wood , Brazilwood Bra*zil wood (br[.a]*z[i^]l w[oo^]d ). [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brazilwood — Brazil wood Bra*zil wood , Brazilwood Bra*zil wood (br[.a]*z[i^]l w[oo^]d ). [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caesalpinia Braziliensis — Brazil wood Bra*zil wood , Brazilwood Bra*zil wood (br[.a]*z[i^]l w[oo^]d ). [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caesalpinia crista — Brazil wood Bra*zil wood , Brazilwood Bra*zil wood (br[.a]*z[i^]l w[oo^]d ). [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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