sappanwood
or sa·pan·wood
[ suh-pan-wood ]
noun
a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
the tree itself.
Origin of sappanwood
1Words Nearby sappanwood
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British Dictionary definitions for sappanwood
sappanwood
sapanwood
/ (ˈsæpənˌwʊd) /
noun
a small leguminous tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of S Asia producing wood that yields a red dye
the wood of this tree
Origin of sappanwood
1C16: sapan, via Dutch from Malay sapang
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