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sappanwood Definition

sap·pan·wood (sə pan′wo̵od′)

noun

  1. a wood yielding a red or blue dye, obtained from an East Indian tree (Caesalpinia sappan) of the caesalpinia family
  2. the tree

Etymology: partial transl. of Du sapanhout < Malay sapang + Du hout, wood, akin to OE holt: see holt

Browse dictionary entries near sappanwood

  1. ‹ sapote
  2. ‹ sapota
  3. ‹ sapor
  4. ‹ saponite
  5. ‹ saponin
  6. ‹ saponify
  7. ‹ saponification
  8. ‹ saponaceous
  9. ‹ sapodilla
  10. ‹ sapling
  1. sapper ›
  2. Sapphic ›
  3. Sapphira ›
  4. sapphire ›
  5. sapphirine ›
  6. Sapphism ›
  7. Sappho ›
  8. Sapporo ›
  9. sappy ›
  10. sapremia ›