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brazil·wood (brə zil′wo̵od′)
noun
a hard, reddish wood obtained from several tropical American trees (genera Caesalpinia and Haematoxylon) of the caesalpinia family: it yields a red or blue dye and is also used in making cabinets and violin bows
Etymology: see brazil
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