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sappanwood Definition

sap·pan·wood (sə panwo̵od′)

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