sappanwood
noun
- a wood yielding a red or blue dye, obtained from an East Indian tree (Caesalpinia sappan) of the caesalpinia family
- the tree
See sappanwood in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sə-pănˈwo͝odˌ, săpˈăn-, -ən-)
noun- A tree (Caesalpina sappan) of tropical Asia, having wood that yields a red dye.
- The wood of this tree.
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