noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Red wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various other purposes such as ramrods, violin bows and handles for woodturning tools. uncountable
2. 2
   A tree of species Pterocarpus erinaceus. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

camwoodafrican kino treecamwood

Etymology

From bar + wood, since it was imported from Africa in bars.

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